Where does “kivennäismaa” come from?
kivennäismaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivennäinen, from Finnish -nnainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kivennäismaa (Finnish): mineral soil
Definitions
- mineral soil
Ancestry of “kivennäismaa”, step by step
kivennäismaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kivennäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivennäinen | mineral naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties |
| 2 | Finnish | -nnainen | Forms nouns or adjectives from verbs |
| 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 |