Where does “keikarimaisuus” come from?
keikarimaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish keikarimainen, from Finnish mainen, from Finnish maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.
keikarimaisuus (Finnish): foppishness
Definitions
- foppishness
Ancestry of “keikarimaisuus”, step by step
keikarimaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keikarimainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keikarimainen | foppish, dandy |
| 2 | Finnish | mainen | worldly |
| 3 | Finnish | maa | earth; soil; land |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | maa | earth, ground, soil; land, country |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | mëxe | earth, land |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂s | great |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |