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Where does “hajamielinen” come from?

hajamielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

hajamielinen (Finnish): absent-minded, scatterbrained

Definitions

  1. absent-minded, scatterbrained

Ancestry of “hajamielinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
2Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “hajamielinen”

  • hajamielisyys
  • hajamielisesti
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