Where does “neljävuotinen” come from?

neljävuotinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -vuotinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

neljävuotinen (Finnish): four-year

Definitions

  1. four-year

Ancestry of “neljävuotinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-vuotinenyears'; year's
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →