Where does “iltasatu” come from?
iltasatu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
iltasatu (Finnish): bedtime story
Ancestry of “iltasatu”, step by step
iltasatu 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 Satu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Satu | fairy tale |
| 2 | Finnish | satu | fairy tale; fable; tale |
| 3 | Finnish | sattua | to hurt, be sore physically or mentally |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sattudak | to happen by chance |