Where does “itkunsekainen” come from?

itkunsekainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sekainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

itkunsekainen (Finnish): tearful, with (some) crying, mixed with crying; that involves crying, but also something else

Definitions

  1. tearful, with (some) crying, mixed with crying; that involves crying, but also something else

Ancestry of “itkunsekainen”, step by step

itkunsekainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sekainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsekainenmessy, disorderly; mixed
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish itku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitkucry, crying
2Proto-Finnicitkucry
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →