Where does “kerskarakentaminen” come from?
kerskarakentaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakentaminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
kerskarakentaminen (Finnish): building or constructing to show off, building for the sake of it
Definitions
- building or constructing to show off, building for the sake of it
Ancestry of “kerskarakentaminen”, step by step
kerskarakentaminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rakentaminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rakentaminen | construction, building; construction, building... |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish kerska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerska | praise, boasting; Synonym of kerskailija |