Where does “jonkunmoinen” come from?
jonkunmoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish moinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
Ancestry of “jonkunmoinen”, step by step
jonkunmoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish moinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moinen | such; -like |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish joku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joku | someone, somebody; something; ~ muu = other |