Where does “polaariyö” come from?
polaariyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish polaarinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
polaariyö (Finnish): polar night
Definitions
- polar night
Ancestry of “polaariyö”, step by step
polaariyö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish polaarinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | polaarinen | polar |
| 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 |