Where does “määkinä” come from?
määkinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish määkiä, from Finnish mää, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
määkinä (Finnish): bleating
Definitions
- bleating
Ancestry of “määkinä”, step by step
määkinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish määkiä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | määkiä | to bleat, to baa |
| 2 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish nä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nä | — |