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
Ancestry of “finninaamainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | finninaama | pimple face |
| 2 | Finnish | finni | pimple |
| 3 | Swedish | Finne | — |
| 4 | German | finne | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | finne | — |
| 6 | Old Saxon | finna | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | finnō | flipper; fin |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pīn- | backbone, dorsal fin; backbone; dorsal fin |