Where does “muistelmakirjallisuus” come from?

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

muistelmakirjallisuus (Finnish): memoir literature

Definitions

  1. memoir literature

Ancestry of “muistelmakirjallisuus”, step by step

muistelmakirjallisuus 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 muistelma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuistelmamemoirs autobiography
2FinnishI
3FinnishminäI; ego; self
4Proto-FinnicminäI, me
5Uralic*minä
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen