Where does “kivennäispitoisuus” come from?
kivennäispitoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivennäispitoinen, from Finnish kivennäinen, from Finnish -nnainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kivennäispitoisuus (Finnish): mineral content
Definitions
- mineral content
Ancestry of “kivennäispitoisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivennäispitoinen | containing minerals, mineral-rich |
| 2 | Finnish | kivennäinen | mineral naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties |
| 3 | Finnish | -nnainen | Forms nouns or adjectives from verbs |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |