Where does “päättäjäisillallinen” come from?

päättäjäisillallinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish illallinen, from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

päättäjäisillallinen (Finnish): closing dinner in the evening

Definitions

  1. closing dinner in the evening

Ancestry of “päättäjäisillallinen”, step by step

päättäjäisillallinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish illallinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishillallinendinner; supper
2Finnishiltaevening
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish päättäjäiset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäättäjäisetclosing ceremony
2Finnishpäättääto end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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