Where does “nelisenkymmentä” come from?
nelisenkymmentä (Finnish) comes from Finnish nelisen, from Finnish -isen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
nelisenkymmentä (Finnish): about forty
Ancestry of “nelisenkymmentä”, step by step
nelisenkymmentä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nelisen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nelisen | about four |
| 2 | Finnish | -isen | forms adverbs from numerals to represent an... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish kymmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kymmen | ten; decade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kümmen | ten; decade, group of ten |