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Where does “likinäköinen” come from?

likinäköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish likinäkö, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

likinäköinen (Finnish): myopic, nearsighted

Definitions

  1. myopic, nearsighted

Ancestry of “likinäköinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlikinäkö—
2Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
3Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
4Proto-Finnic-o—
5Proto-Uralic-w—

Words derived from “likinäköinen”

  • likinäköisyys
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →