Where does “riistainen” come from?

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

riistainen (Finnish): gamey that resembles game, or wild animals hunted for food, often their meat

Definitions

  1. gamey that resembles game, or wild animals hunted for food, often their meat

Ancestry of “riistainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
2Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →