Where does “melkoisesti” come from?
melkoisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish melkoinen, 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 — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
melkoisesti (Finnish): quite a bit, considerably
Definitions
- quite a bit, considerably
Ancestry of “melkoisesti”, step by step
melkoisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish melkoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | melkoinen | considerable, quite a |
| 2 | Finnish | melko | quite, somewhat |
| 3 | Finnish | melkeä | quite large or abundant; quite a |
| 4 | Russian | ме́лкий | fine, fine-grained |
| 5 | Old East Slavic | мѣлъкъ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | mělъkъ | small, little; shallow |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | -ъkъ | Forms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;... |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | -kъ | Deverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |