Where does “kaljainen” come from?

kaljainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalja, from Finnish kaleja — Partitive plural form of kali.

kaljainen (Finnish): beery

Definitions

  1. beery

Ancestry of “kaljainen”, step by step

kaljainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaljabeer; "short for" kotikalja; kvass
2FinnishkalejaPartitive plural form of kali

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Finnish kaleja →Every word from Finnish kalja →