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Where does “melkoinen” come from?

melkoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish melko, from Finnish melkeä, from Russian ме́лкий, from Old East Slavic мѣлъкъ, from Proto-Slavic mělъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

melkoinen (Finnish): considerable, quite a

Definitions

  1. considerable, quite a

Ancestry of “melkoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmelkoquite, somewhat
2Finnishmelkeäquite large or abundant; quite a
3Russianме́лкий—
4Old East Slavicмѣлъкъ—
5Proto-Slavicmělъkъsmall, little; shallow
6Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
7Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
8Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “melkoinen”

  • melkoisesti
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