Where does “nauravainen” come from?

nauravainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish naurava, from Finnish nauraa, from Proto-Finnic nakradak — to laugh.

nauravainen (Finnish): ridibund inclined to and easily brought to laughter; happy

Definitions

  1. ridibund inclined to and easily brought to laughter; happy

Ancestry of “nauravainen”, step by step

nauravainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish naurava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishnauravaPresent active participle of nauraa; laughing,...
2FinnishnauraaTo laugh; To laugh off
3Proto-Finnicnakradakto laugh

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Finnic nakradak →Every word from Finnish nauraa →Every word from Finnish naurava →