Where does “pelonsekainen” come from?

pelonsekainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sekainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

pelonsekainen (Finnish): scared and confused, uneasy, anxious, nervous

Definitions

  1. scared and confused, uneasy, anxious, nervous

Ancestry of “pelonsekainen”, step by step

pelonsekainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sekainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsekainenmessy, disorderly; mixed
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish pelko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpelkofear, dread
2Proto-Finnicpelkofear, dread
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →