Where does “ilonkyynel” come from?
ilonkyynel (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilo, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
ilonkyynel (Finnish): A tear of joy
Definitions
- A tear of joy
Ancestry of “ilonkyynel”, step by step
ilonkyynel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ilo | joy, delight, happiness, pleasure; love, lover |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |