Where does “kakkospesä” come from?
kakkospesä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kakkonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kakkospesä (Finnish): second base, second, 2nd base
Definitions
- second base, second, 2nd base
Ancestry of “kakkospesä”, step by step
kakkospesä 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 |