Where does “kakkosketju” come from?
kakkosketju (Finnish) comes from Finnish kakkonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kakkosketju (Finnish): second string
Definitions
- second string
Ancestry of “kakkosketju”, step by step
kakkosketju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kakkonen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kakkonen | two; deuce; Synonym of kakkospesä |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |