Where does “liehakkaasti” come from?
liehakkaasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish liehakas, from Finnish -kas, from Proto-Finnic -k'as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
liehakkaasti (Finnish): smugly, flatteringly
Ancestry of “liehakkaasti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | liehakas | smug, flattering |
| 2 | Finnish | -kas | -y, -ful; a suffix that can be used to turn many,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -k'as | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating a... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |