Where does “harvinaistaa” come from?
harvinaistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish harvinainen, from Finnish -nainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
harvinaistaa (Finnish): to make (more) rare, to rarefy
Definitions
- to make (more) rare, to rarefy
Ancestry of “harvinaistaa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harvinainen | rare, uncommon |
| 2 | Finnish | -nainen | forms adjectives, mostly describing a quality of... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |