Where does “mielipidekirjallisuus” come from?

mielipidekirjallisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjallisuus, from Finnish kirjallinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

mielipidekirjallisuus (Finnish): pamphlet literature, opinion literature; collective term for (nonfiction) literary works that explicitly express opinions, including essays and memoirs

Definitions

  1. pamphlet literature, opinion literature; collective term for (nonfiction) literary works that explicitly express opinions, including essays and memoirs

Ancestry of “mielipidekirjallisuus”, step by step

mielipidekirjallisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjallisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjallisuusliterature
2Finnishkirjallinenwritten; literary
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish mielipide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmielipideopinion
2Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
3Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
4Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen