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Where does “isänmaallinen” come from?

isänmaallinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish isänmaa, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

isänmaallinen (Finnish): patriotic

Definitions

  1. patriotic

Ancestry of “isänmaallinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisänmaafatherland, homeland, nation, mother country,...
2Finnishmääbaa; I
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “isänmaallinen”

  • isänmaallisuus
  • hurraaisänmaallisuus
  • isänmaallisesti
  • epäisänmaallinen
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