Where does “finninaamainen” come from?

finninaamainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish finninaama, from Finnish finni, from Swedish Finne, from German finne, from Middle Low German finne, from Old Saxon finna, from Proto-Germanic finnō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- — backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin.

finninaamainen (Finnish): pimple-faced

Definitions

  1. pimple-faced

Ancestry of “finninaamainen”, step by step

finninaamainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish finninaama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfinninaamapimple face
2Finnishfinnipimple
3SwedishFinneA Finn a person from Finland
4Germanfinnebig dorsal fin as found in large fish and marine mammals
5Middle Low Germanfinne—
6Old Saxonfinna—
7Proto-Germanicfinnōflipper; fin
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pīn-backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pīn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic finnō →Every word from Old Saxon finna →