Where does “erityislaatuisuus” come from?
erityislaatuisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish erityislaatuinen, from Finnish erityinen, from Finnish eri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...
erityislaatuisuus (Finnish): being of excellent quality, being outstanding
Definitions
- being of excellent quality, being outstanding
Ancestry of “erityislaatuisuus”, step by step
erityislaatuisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erityislaatuinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erityislaatuinen | of excellent quality, outstanding |
| 2 | Finnish | erityinen | special; specific |
| 3 | Finnish | eri | different, other, another; different, separate;... |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *erei | — |
| 5 | 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 |