Where does “kalmankatkuinen” come from?
kalmankatkuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalma, from Proto-Finnic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kalma, from Proto-Uralic kale- — to die.
kalmankatkuinen (Finnish): macabre
Definitions
- macabre
Ancestry of “kalmankatkuinen”, step by step
kalmankatkuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kalma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kalma | death |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kalma | grave; death |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kalma | grave; ? death |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kale- | to die |
via Finnish katkuinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | katkuinen | reeking having a strong, unpleasant and stinging smell, especially that of something burning |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |