Where does “isonen” come from?

isonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

isonen (Finnish): A group leader (youth camp counsellor) at a confirmation camp

Definitions

  1. A group leader (youth camp counsellor) at a confirmation camp

Ancestry of “isonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather

Words derived from “isonen

Every word from Proto-Uralic ićäEvery word from Proto-Finnic icäEvery word from Finnish isä
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