Where does “kivennäisrehu” come from?

kivennäisrehu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivennäinen, from Finnish -nnainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kivennäisrehu (Finnish): mineral feed

Definitions

  1. mineral feed

Ancestry of “kivennäisrehu”, step by step

kivennäisrehu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kivennäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivennäinenmineral naturally occurring inorganic material that has a (more or less) definite chemical composition and characteristic physical properties
2Finnish-nnainenForms nouns or adjectives from verbs
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish rehu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrehufodder, animal feed
2Proto-Finnicrehugrass
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus