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Where does “mellakka” come from?

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

mellakka (Finnish): riot, tumult

Definitions

  1. riot, tumult

Ancestry of “mellakka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “mellakka”

  • rotumellakka
  • mellastus
  • mellakkapoliisi
  • mellastaa
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →