Where does “keski-ikäisyys” come from?
keski-ikäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish keski-ikäinen, from Finnish ikäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
keski-ikäisyys (Finnish): middle-agedness quality of being middle-aged
Definitions
- middle-agedness quality of being middle-aged
Ancestry of “keski-ikäisyys”, step by step
keski-ikäisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keski-ikäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keski-ikäinen | middle-aged |
| 2 | Finnish | ikäinen | .. old; of one's age; at the age of, aged |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |