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Where does “nahkiainen” come from?

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

nahkiainen (Finnish): lamprey; European river lamprey, Lampetra...

Definitions

  1. lamprey; European river lamprey, Lampetra...

Ancestry of “nahkiainen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “nahkiainen”

  • merinahkiainen
  • nahkiaiskala
  • pikkunahkiainen
  • limanahkiainen
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