Where does “posliinikotilo” come from?
posliinikotilo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kotilo, from Finnish -lö, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
posliinikotilo (Finnish): A cowry
Ancestry of “posliinikotilo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kotilo | gastropod, mollusc, seashell, snail; the shell of... |
| 2 | Finnish | -lö | Front vowel variant of -lo |
| 3 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 4 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |