Where does “harkinnaisnimi” come from?
harkinnaisnimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish harkinnainen, from Finnish harkinta, from Finnish harkita, from Finnish -itä, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.
harkinnaisnimi (Finnish): A name created/coined on purpose
Definitions
- A name created/coined on purpose
Ancestry of “harkinnaisnimi”, step by step
harkinnaisnimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harkinnainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harkinnainen | created/coined on purpose e.g. as an official name, as opposed to being a pre-existing, native name adopted for official use |
| 2 | Finnish | harkinta | consideration, deliberation |
| 3 | Finnish | harkita | To deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ponder,... |
| 4 | Finnish | -itä | Front vowel variant of -ita |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -it'ak | Forms verbs |