Where does “rakkaussuhde” come from?

rakkaussuhde (Finnish) comes from Finnish rakkaus, from Finnish rakas, from Proto-Finnic rak'as — greedy.

rakkaussuhde (Finnish): love affair

Definitions

  1. love affair

Ancestry of “rakkaussuhde”, step by step

rakkaussuhde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rakkaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrakkauslove, affection
2Finnishrakasdear, beloved, cherished; eager, willing, greedy;...
3Proto-Finnicrak'asgreedy

via Finnish suhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuhdeproportion, ratio; relationship, affair; attitude
2Finnishsuhtaratio, proportion
Every word from Proto-Finnic rak'as →Every word from Finnish rakas →Every word from Finnish rakkaus →