Where does “iltayö” come from?
iltayö (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
iltayö (Finnish): late evening; the time after evening and before...
Definitions
- late evening; the time after evening and before...
Ancestry of “iltayö”, step by step
iltayö 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 yö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yö | period of day
Previous:
iltayö
Next:
aamuyö;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | öö | night |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | üje | — |