Where does “pleistoseenikautinen” come from?
pleistoseenikautinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pleistoseenikausi, from Finnish kausi, from Proto-Finnic kauci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kawte — road? way? passage ?.
pleistoseenikautinen (Finnish): Pleistocene
Definitions
- Pleistocene
Ancestry of “pleistoseenikautinen”, step by step
pleistoseenikautinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pleistoseenikausi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pleistoseenikausi | The Pleistocene |
| 2 | Finnish | kausi | period, age, epoch, season; term; period |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kauci | (section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kawte | road? way? passage ? |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |