Where does “hoennainen” come from?

hoennainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoenta, from Finnish hokea, from Proto-Finnic hokedak, from Proto-Finno-Permic šoke-.

hoennainen (Finnish): rhymical, repeating of a saying

Definitions

  1. rhymical, repeating of a saying

Ancestry of “hoennainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoentathe act of repeating
2Finnishhokeato repeat; to parrot; to cuckoo
3Proto-Finnichokedak
4Proto-Finno-Permicšoke-
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic šoke-Every word from Proto-Finnic hokedakEvery word from Finnish hokea