Where does “näköinen” come from?

näköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

näköinen (Finnish): looking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed

Definitions

  1. looking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed

Ancestry of “näköinen”, step by step

näköinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
2Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
3Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
4Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—

Words derived from “näköinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic näko →