Where does “omaleimaisuus” come from?

omaleimaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish omaleimainen, from Finnish oma, from Proto-Finnic oma — own.

omaleimaisuus (Finnish): originality, uniqueness

Definitions

  1. originality, uniqueness

Ancestry of “omaleimaisuus”, step by step

omaleimaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish omaleimainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomaleimainenoriginal, unique
2Finnishomaown; friendly
3Proto-Finnicomaown

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic oma →Every word from Finnish oma →Every word from Finnish omaleimainen →
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