Where does “nais-” come from?
nais- (Finnish) comes from Finnish nainen, from Proto-Finnic nainen — woman; wife.
nais- (Finnish): female, woman, women’s, feminine etc
Definitions
- female, woman, women’s, feminine etc
Ancestry of “nais-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | nainen | woman; lady; first-person singular potential... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | nainen | woman; wife |
Words derived from “nais-”