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Where does “pyöriäinen” come from?

pyöriäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

pyöriäinen (Finnish): porpoise, harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena;...

Definitions

  1. porpoise, harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena;...

Ancestry of “pyöriäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “pyöriäinen”

  • aitopyöriäinen
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