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Where does “harvinaisesti” come from?

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

harvinaisesti (Finnish): rarely

Definitions

  1. rarely

Ancestry of “harvinaisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharvinainenrare, uncommon
2Finnish-nainenforms adjectives, mostly describing a quality of...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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