Where does “proosakirjallisuus” come from?

proosakirjallisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish proosa, from Latin prōsa, from Latin prorsus, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

proosakirjallisuus (Finnish): prose literature

Definitions

  1. prose literature

Ancestry of “proosakirjallisuus”, step by step

proosakirjallisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish proosa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishproosaprose
2Latinprōsaprose
3Latinprorsusstraightforward, right onwards, straight, direct;...
4Latinprōfor
5Latinratusconsidered, having been considered; established,...
6Latinrēōrto reckon, calculate
7Proto-Italicrēōrto reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Finnish kirjallisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjallisuusliterature
2Finnishkirjallinenwritten; literary
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Italic rēōr
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