Where does “kääpiönova” come from?
kääpiönova (Finnish) comes from Finnish kääpiö, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
kääpiönova (Finnish): dwarf nova
Ancestry of “kääpiönova”, step by step
kääpiönova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kääpiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kääpiö | midget, dwarf; dwarf star, dwarf |
| 2 | Finnish | -io | Forms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish nova
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nova | nova sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star |
| 2 | Latin | novus | new, novel; fresh, young; recent |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | nowos | new |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *néwos | — |