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Where does “nimenomaan” come from?

nimenomaan (Finnish) comes from Finnish nimi, from Finnish -iäiset.

nimenomaan (Finnish): precisely, specifically; absolutely!, definitely!

Definitions

  1. precisely, specifically; absolutely!, definitely!

Ancestry of “nimenomaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—

Words derived from “nimenomaan”

  • nimenomaisesti
  • nimenomainen
Every word from Finnish -iäiset →