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

nimenomaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—

via Finnish oma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaown; friendly
2Proto-Finnicomaown

Words derived from “nimenomaan”

Every word from Finnish -iäiset →Every word from Finnish nimi →
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