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Where does “muistotilaisuus” come from?

muistotilaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilaisuus, from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

muistotilaisuus (Finnish): commemoration; memorial service

Definitions

  1. commemoration; memorial service

Ancestry of “muistotilaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilaisuusoccasion; opportunity, chance
2Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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