Where does “kustavilainen” come from?
kustavilainen (Finnish) comes from Swedish gustaviansk, from Swedish -sk, from Old Norse -skr, from Proto-Germanic -iskaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.
kustavilainen (Finnish): Also capitalized; of or pertaining to a period in...
Definitions
- Also capitalized; of or pertaining to a period in...
Ancestry of “kustavilainen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gustaviansk | Gustavian |
| 2 | Swedish | -sk | Alternative form of -isk; -ish |
| 3 | Old Norse | -skr | -ish |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |