Where does “pirunmoinen” come from?
pirunmoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish moinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
pirunmoinen (Finnish): goddamned
Ancestry of “pirunmoinen”, step by step
pirunmoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish moinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moinen | such; -like |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish piru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piru | the Devil; a devil; An intensifier; used in... |
| 2 | Finnish | perkele | The Devil, Satan; also Perkele; devil; A swear... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | perkeleh | evil spirit? |