Where does “kymmenosainen” come from?
kymmenosainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish osainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kymmenosainen (Finnish): tenfold
Ancestry of “kymmenosainen”, step by step
kymmenosainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish osainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osainen | divided, cut |
| 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 |
via Finnish kymmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kymmen | ten; decade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kümmen | ten; decade, group of ten |