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

  1. female, woman, women’s, feminine etc

Ancestry of “nais-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

Words derived from “nais-”

Every word from Proto-Finnic nainen →Every word from Finnish nainen →
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