Where does “maallikkonimi” come from?
maallikkonimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish maallikko, from Finnish maallinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
maallikkonimi (Finnish): secular name, lay name as opposed to a religious name, e.g. a papal name
Definitions
- secular name, lay name as opposed to a religious name, e.g. a papal name
Ancestry of “maallikkonimi”, step by step
maallikkonimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maallikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maallikko | layperson, layman someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy |
| 2 | Finnish | maallinen | secular; worldly, earthly |
| 3 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |