Where does “kielisukulaisuus” come from?
kielisukulaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukulaisuus, from Finnish sukulainen, from Finnish -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.
kielisukulaisuus (Finnish): language relation, linguistic relation, language relatedness, linguistic affinity
Definitions
- language relation, linguistic relation, language relatedness, linguistic affinity
Ancestry of “kielisukulaisuus”, step by step
kielisukulaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sukulaisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sukulaisuus | relationship, kinship |
| 2 | Finnish | sukulainen | relative, relation |
| 3 | Finnish | -lainen | Combined with a place name, forms the noun for... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -lainen | Forms adjectives relating to a place |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -la | locative suffix |