Where does “harjalista” come from?

harjalista (Finnish) comes from Finnish harja, from Russian Харитон, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

Ancestry of “harjalista”, step by step

harjalista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish harja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjabrush; mane; crest
2RussianХаритон
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish lista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlistalist; Short for ruokalista; Short for pörssilista...
2Swedishlistaa list; a register or roll of paper consisting of...
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc
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