Where does “masennustila” come from?

masennustila (Finnish) comes from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

masennustila (Finnish): depression, depressive disorder

Definitions

  1. depression, depressive disorder

Ancestry of “masennustila”, step by step

masennustila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish masennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmasennusdepression
2FinnishmasentaaTo depress
3Finnishmasea—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →