Where does “paikallisyksikkö” come from?

paikallisyksikkö (Finnish) comes from Finnish paikallinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

paikallisyksikkö (Finnish): local unit, local department

Definitions

  1. local unit, local department

Ancestry of “paikallisyksikkö”, step by step

paikallisyksikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paikallinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikallinenlocal
2Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish yksikkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyksikköunit; singular; single
2Finnish-kköFront vowel variant of -kko
3Proto-Finnic-kkoiForms diminutive nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen