Where does “erillistalo” come from?

erillistalo (Finnish) comes from Finnish erillinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

erillistalo (Finnish): a detached house that is not independent, but instead on the same lot as another, often as part of a housing company (asunto-osakeyhtiö)

Definitions

  1. a detached house that is not independent, but instead on the same lot as another, often as part of a housing company (asunto-osakeyhtiö)

Ancestry of “erillistalo”, step by step

erillistalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erillinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherillinenseparate, discrete, dividual
2Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish talo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
2Ludiantaloifarm; house
3Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
4Proto-Baltictalˀa-—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →