Where does “pentumaisuus” come from?
pentumaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pentumainen, from Finnish pentu, from Finnish peni, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni, from Proto-Uralic penä — dog.
pentumaisuus (Finnish): puppyishness
Definitions
- puppyishness
Ancestry of “pentumaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pentumainen | puppyish, puppylike |
| 2 | Finnish | pentu | cub, puppy; kid |
| 3 | Finnish | peni | dog |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *peni | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | penä | dog |