Where does “eri-ikäinen” come from?
eri-ikäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
eri-ikäinen (Finnish): of a different age or different ages
Definitions
- of a different age or different ages
Ancestry of “eri-ikäinen”, step by step
eri-ikäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ikäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikäinen | .. old; of one's age; at the age of, aged |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish eri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eri | different, other, another; different, separate;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *erei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |
Words derived from “eri-ikäinen”