Where does “muinaiskreikka” come from?

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

muinaiskreikka (Finnish): Ancient Greek

Definitions

  1. Ancient Greek

Ancestry of “muinaiskreikka”, step by step

muinaiskreikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muinainen

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

via Finnish kreikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkreikkaGreek language
2FinnishKreikkaGreece
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →