Where does “erikoisuus” come from?
erikoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish erikoinen, from Finnish eri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
erikoisuus (Finnish): specialty; peculiarity, oddity
Definitions
- specialty; peculiarity, oddity
Ancestry of “erikoisuus”, step by step
erikoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erikoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erikoinen | Special, exceptional, out of the ordinary;... |
| 2 | Finnish | eri | different, other, another; different, separate;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *erei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | er- | eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,... |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |