Where does “erinomainen” come from?
erinomainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish omainen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
erinomainen (Finnish): excellent, outstanding, first-rate
Definitions
- excellent, outstanding, first-rate
Ancestry of “erinomainen”, step by step
erinomainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish omainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | omainen | close relative/relation; the family; "genitive +... |
| 2 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 3 | 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 “erinomainen”