Where does “pyhäiltainen” come from?

pyhäiltainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyhäilta, from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

pyhäiltainen (Finnish): taking place Sunday evening

Definitions

  1. taking place Sunday evening

Ancestry of “pyhäiltainen”, step by step

pyhäiltainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyhäilta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpyhäiltaSunday evening
2Finnishiltaevening
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →