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Where does “newfoundlandinkoira” come from?

newfoundlandinkoira (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

newfoundlandinkoira (Finnish): Newfoundland, Newfoundland dog

Definitions

  1. Newfoundland, Newfoundland dog

Ancestry of “newfoundlandinkoira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoiradog; dog paddle; military police
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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