Where does “iltarukous” come from?
iltarukous (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
iltarukous (Finnish): evening prayer
Ancestry of “iltarukous”, step by step
iltarukous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ilta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ilta | evening |
| 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 |
via Finnish rukous
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rukous | prayer; rogation |
| 2 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |