Where does “iltapuhde” come from?

iltapuhde (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

iltapuhde (Finnish): evening twilight

Definitions

  1. evening twilight

Ancestry of “iltapuhde”, step by step

iltapuhde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiltaevening
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish puhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhdetwilight
2Proto-Finnicpuktekdawn
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpukta-to shoo
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →