Where does “päättäjäisillanvietto” come from?
päättäjäisillanvietto (Finnish) comes from Finnish illanvietto, from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
päättäjäisillanvietto (Finnish): closing night party
Definitions
- closing night party
Ancestry of “päättäjäisillanvietto”, step by step
päättäjäisillanvietto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish illanvietto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | illanvietto | social evening |
| 2 | Finnish | ilta | evening |
| 3 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish päättäjäiset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päättäjäiset | closing ceremony |
| 2 | Finnish | päättää | to end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |