Where does “piilokarsastus” come from?
piilokarsastus (Finnish) comes from Finnish karsastus, from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.
piilokarsastus (Finnish): heterophoria
Ancestry of “piilokarsastus”, step by step
piilokarsastus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish karsastus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karsastus | strabismus, squint, cast |
| 2 | Finnish | -us | Forms nouns from verbs, describing an action or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -us | Forms some nouns from nominal stems |
via Finnish piilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piilo | hideout, lair, covert, hiding place; hidden |
| 2 | Finnish | piillä | to be hidden in, lie in; Adessive singular form... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | piildäk | to hide, to keep hidden |