Where does “makkari” come from?
makkari (Finnish) comes from Finnish makuuhuone, from Finnish makuu, from Finnish -uu, from Finnish -au, from Finnish -ao, from Proto-Finnic -ado, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
makkari (Finnish): bedroom
Definitions
- bedroom
Ancestry of “makkari”, step by step
makkari traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish makuuhuone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | makuuhuone | bedroom |
| 2 | Finnish | makuu | lying; sleeping |
| 3 | Finnish | -uu | Forms nouns from verbs |
| 4 | Finnish | -au | — |
| 5 | Finnish | -ao | — |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -ado | — |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |