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Where does “ilmaisukeino” come from?

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

ilmaisukeino (Finnish): means of expression, way of expressing oneself

Definitions

  1. means of expression, way of expressing oneself

Ancestry of “ilmaisukeino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmaisuexpression
2Finnishilmaistato express; to denote; to indicate, point out,...
3FinnishIlma—
4Finnish-riUsed to create names of occupations from nouns or...
5Finnish-raForms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal...
6Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
7Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
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