Where does “karviaiskoiso” come from?

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

karviaiskoiso (Finnish): cape gooseberry

Definitions

  1. cape gooseberry

Ancestry of “karviaiskoiso”, step by step

karviaiskoiso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karviainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarviainengooseberry
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish koiso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoisoany plant of the genus "Solanum", including...
2Japanese小磯
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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