Where does “ilmaislehti” come from?

ilmaislehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilmainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ilmaislehti (Finnish): free newspaper, free magazine

Definitions

  1. free newspaper, free magazine

Ancestry of “ilmaislehti”, step by step

ilmaislehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilmainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmainenfree of charge, free, gratis
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →