Where does “homonainen” come from?

homonainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish nainen, from Proto-Finnic nainen — woman; wife.

homonainen (Finnish): gay woman, gay female, lesbian

Definitions

  1. gay woman, gay female, lesbian

Ancestry of “homonainen”, step by step

homonainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

via Finnish homo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhomogay man; any gay person
Every word from Proto-Finnic nainen →Every word from Finnish nainen →