Where does “pahoinvointinen” come from?
pahoinvointinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pahoinvointi, from Finnish vointi, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
pahoinvointinen (Finnish): queasy, nauseous
Definitions
- queasy, nauseous
Ancestry of “pahoinvointinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pahoinvointi | nausea, sickness |
| 2 | Finnish | vointi | condition, feel, shape |
| 3 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 4 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |