Where does “nelisentuhatta” come from?
nelisentuhatta (Finnish) comes from Finnish nelisen, from Finnish -isen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
nelisentuhatta (Finnish): around four thousand
Ancestry of “nelisentuhatta”, step by step
nelisentuhatta 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 tuhat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tuhat | API; one thousand; Nominative plural form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | tuhat | thousand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |