Where does “isänmaallisuus” come from?
isänmaallisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish isänmaallinen, from Finnish isänmaa, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
isänmaallisuus (Finnish): patriotism
Definitions
- patriotism
Ancestry of “isänmaallisuus”, step by step
isänmaallisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish isänmaallinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | isänmaallinen | patriotic |
| 2 | Finnish | isänmaa | fatherland, homeland, nation, mother country,... |
| 3 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |