Where does “hienorakeinen” come from?

hienorakeinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rae, from Proto-Finnic rageh — hail.

hienorakeinen (Finnish): fine-grained

Definitions

  1. fine-grained

Ancestry of “hienorakeinen”, step by step

hienorakeinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraehailstone, hail; grain
2Proto-Finnicragehhail

via Finnish hieno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
2Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin
Every word from Proto-Finnic rageh →Every word from Finnish rae →