Where does “erinäköinen” come from?
erinäköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish näköinen, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
erinäköinen (Finnish): having a different appearance; looking different than something else or each other
Definitions
- having a different appearance; looking different than something else or each other
Ancestry of “erinäköinen”, step by step
erinäköinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näköinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näköinen | looking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed |
| 2 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
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 “erinäköinen”