Where does “monenikäinen” come from?
monenikäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ikäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
monenikäinen (Finnish): of many ages of a group of people, etc
Definitions
- of many ages of a group of people, etc
Ancestry of “monenikäinen”, step by step
monenikäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ikäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikäinen | .. old; of one's age; at the age of, aged |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish moni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moni | many; few, quite a few; many people, many |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | moni | many |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | mone | — |