Where does “imeväisikäinen” come from?
imeväisikäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish imeväisikä, from Finnish imeväinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
imeväisikäinen (Finnish): infant
Definitions
- infant
Ancestry of “imeväisikäinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | imeväisikä | infancy, babyhood |
| 2 | Finnish | imeväinen | A suckling |
| 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 |