Where does “muinais-” come from?

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

muinais- (Finnish): ancient; old; prehistoric

Definitions

  1. ancient; old; prehistoric

Ancestry of “muinais-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuinainenancient
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →