Where does “lapsenmielisyys” come from?
lapsenmielisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish lapsenmielinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
lapsenmielisyys (Finnish): childishness, thinking like a child, naivete
Definitions
- childishness, thinking like a child, naivete
Ancestry of “lapsenmielisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lapsenmielinen | childlike, thinking like a child, naive |
| 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 |