Where does “ilmoinen” come from?
ilmoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ilma, from Finnish -ri, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.
ilmoinen (Finnish): used as fortifier
Ancestry of “ilmoinen”, step by step
ilmoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Ilma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ilma | air |
| 2 | Finnish | -ri | Used to create names of occupations from nouns or... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ra | Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal... |
| 4 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |
via Finnish öinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | öinen | nocturnal |
| 2 | Finnish | yö | period of day
Previous:
iltayö
Next:
aamuyö;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | öö | night |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | üje | — |