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Where does “ilmaisu” come from?

ilmaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilmaista, from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

ilmaisu (Finnish): expression

Definitions

  1. expression

Ancestry of “ilmaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmaistato express; to denote; to indicate, point out,...
2FinnishIlma—
3Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
4Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
5Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
6Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

Words derived from “ilmaisu”

  • mielenilmaus
  • ilmaisutapa
  • ilmaisukeino
  • kiertoilmaisu
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