Where does “kourallinen” come from?

kourallinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kourallinen (Finnish): fistful

Definitions

  1. fistful

Ancestry of “kourallinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -llinen →
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