Where does “naissuhde” come from?

naissuhde (Finnish) comes from Finnish suhde, from Finnish suhta — ratio, proportion.

naissuhde (Finnish): relationship with a woman

Definitions

  1. relationship with a woman

Ancestry of “naissuhde”, step by step

naissuhde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
2Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Finnish suhtaEvery word from Finnish suhde