Where does “koiraihminen” come from?

koiraihminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

koiraihminen (Finnish): dog person someone who likes or has an affinity for dogs

Definitions

  1. dog person someone who likes or has an affinity for dogs

Ancestry of “koiraihminen”, step by step

koiraihminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoiradog; dog paddle; military police
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish ihminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishihminenhuman, human being; person
2Finnishinhiminen—
3Proto-Finnicinhiminenhuman, human being
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →