Where does “illallistaa” come from?
illallistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish illallinen, from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
illallistaa (Finnish): to sup, to eat dinner
Definitions
- to sup, to eat dinner
Ancestry of “illallistaa”, step by step
illallistaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish illallinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | illallinen | dinner; supper |
| 2 | Finnish | ilta | evening |
| 3 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |