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Where does “kaksinaamainen” come from?

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

kaksinaamainen (Finnish): two-faced, duplicitous

Definitions

  1. two-faced, duplicitous

Ancestry of “kaksinaamainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
2Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “kaksinaamainen”

  • kaksinaamaisuus
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →