Where does “isovenäläinen” come from?

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

isovenäläinen (Finnish): Of or pertaining to Russia as opposed to other Eastern Slavic nations

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Russia as opposed to other Eastern Slavic nations

Ancestry of “isovenäläinen”, step by step

isovenäläinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish iso

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

via Finnish venäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvenäjäRussian
2FinnishvenätA Russian
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Finnish isä →