Where does “mallorcanpaimenkoira” come from?

mallorcanpaimenkoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish paimenkoira, from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

mallorcanpaimenkoira (Finnish): Majorca Shepherd Dog breed of dog

Definitions

  1. Majorca Shepherd Dog breed of dog

Ancestry of “mallorcanpaimenkoira”, step by step

mallorcanpaimenkoira traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paimenkoira

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaimenkoiraherding dog
2Finnishkoiradog; dog paddle; military police
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish Mallorca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMallorca
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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