Where does “kymmenpäinen” come from?

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

kymmenpäinen (Finnish): ten-headed

Definitions

  1. ten-headed

Ancestry of “kymmenpäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-päinenOf or pertaining to a head; used only as headword...
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 -uus →