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Where does “gascognenajokoira” come from?

gascognenajokoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish Gascogne, from Old French Gascoigne, from Medieval Latin Gasconia, from Old French Wasconia, from Latin Vasconia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

gascognenajokoira (Finnish): Either of two breeds of dog, iso...

Definitions

  1. Either of two breeds of dog, iso...

Ancestry of “gascognenajokoira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishGascogneof Gascogne
2Old FrenchGascoigne—
3Medieval LatinGasconia—
4Old FrenchWasconia—
5LatinVasconia—
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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