Where does “muinaistaru” come from?

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

muinaistaru (Finnish): ancient legend, ancient tale

Definitions

  1. ancient legend, ancient tale

Ancestry of “muinaistaru”, step by step

muinaistaru 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 taru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaruepic, saga; fiction, false; legend, myth
2DanishDagmar—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →