Where does “plioseenikautinen” come from?
plioseenikautinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish plioseenikausi, from Finnish kausi, from Proto-Finnic kauci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kawte — road? way? passage ?.
plioseenikautinen (Finnish): Pliocene
Definitions
- Pliocene
Ancestry of “plioseenikautinen”, step by step
plioseenikautinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish plioseenikausi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | plioseenikausi | The Pliocene |
| 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 | — |