Where does “pistiäinen” come from?

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

pistiäinen (Finnish): sawfly; Any insect in the order Hymenoptera; The...

Definitions

  1. sawfly; Any insect in the order Hymenoptera; The...

Ancestry of “pistiäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “pistiäinen

Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus