Where does “jääneulanen” come from?

jääneulanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish neulanen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

jääneulanen (Finnish): ice crystal, diamond dust

Definitions

  1. ice crystal, diamond dust

Ancestry of “jääneulanen”, step by step

jääneulanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neulanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneulanenneedle
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus