Where does “nuorisoromaani” come from?

nuorisoromaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuoriso, from Finnish nuori, from Proto-Finnic noori — young.

nuorisoromaani (Finnish): young adult novel

Definitions

  1. young adult novel

Ancestry of “nuorisoromaani”, step by step

nuorisoromaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuoriso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuorisoyouth
2Finnishnuoriyoung; a young person; youth
3Proto-Finnicnooriyoung

via Finnish romaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishromaaninovel; Misspelling of romani
2SwedishromanA novel
Every word from Proto-Finnic noori →Every word from Finnish nuori →Every word from Finnish nuoriso →