Where does “kierosilmäisyys” come from?
kierosilmäisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kierosilmäinen, from Finnish -silmäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kierosilmäisyys (Finnish): squint
Ancestry of “kierosilmäisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kierosilmäinen | crosseyed, cockeyed |
| 2 | Finnish | -silmäinen | -eyed |
| 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 |