Where does “kuusikymppinen” come from?
kuusikymppinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -kymppinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kuusikymppinen (Finnish): sixtysomething, in his/her sixties
Definitions
- sixtysomething, in his/her sixties
Ancestry of “kuusikymppinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | -kymppinen | -something; A banknote of a denomination... |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |