Where does “ketunpoikanen” come from?
ketunpoikanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kettu, from Finnish kettää, from Finnish kesi, from Proto-Finnic keci, from Proto-Uralic keδ́e.
ketunpoikanen (Finnish): fox cub
Definitions
- fox cub
Ancestry of “ketunpoikanen”, step by step
ketunpoikanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kettu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kettu | red fox; fox; Euphemistic form of vittu |
| 2 | Finnish | kettää | — |
| 3 | Finnish | kesi | The thin outer layer of skin; Third-person... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keci | outer skin |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | keδ́e | — |
via Finnish poikanen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poikanen | Diminutive of poika; little boy; young |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 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 |