Where does “ikuisuusongelma” come from?
ikuisuusongelma (Finnish) comes from Finnish ongelma, from Finnish -lma, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.
ikuisuusongelma (Finnish): eternal dilemma, perennial problem
Definitions
- eternal dilemma, perennial problem
Ancestry of “ikuisuusongelma”, step by step
ikuisuusongelma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ongelma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ongelma | problem, trouble; puzzle |
| 2 | Finnish | -lma | Forms nouns, mostly from verbs |
| 3 | Finnish | -ella | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -eldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -le- | — |
via Finnish ikuisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikuisuus | The eternity, as a non-religious concept |
| 2 | Finnish | ikuinen | everlasting, eternal; never-ending, perpetual |
| 3 | Finnish | iku- | Synonym of iki- |
| 4 | Proto-Nguni | kú- | Second-person singular object concord; Class 15... |
| 5 | Proto-Bantu | kʊ̀- | 2nd person singular object concord; Class 15 noun... |