Where does “huononnäköinen” come from?

huononnäköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish näköinen, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

huononnäköinen (Finnish): bad-looking

Definitions

  1. bad-looking

Ancestry of “huononnäköinen”, step by step

huononnäköinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näköinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäköinenlooking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed
2Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
3Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish huono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuonobad; poor
2Proto-Finnichoonobad, poor
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic näko →
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