Where does “risteytyminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “risteytyminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishristeytyäTo crossbreed, cross
2FinnishRisticross
3Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “risteytyminen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →