Where does “ristiäiset” come from?

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

ristiäiset (Finnish): christening

Definitions

  1. christening

Ancestry of “ristiäiset”, step by step

ristiäiset traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Risti

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

via Ingrian risti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianristicross
2Finnish-iäiset—

Words derived from “ristiäiset”

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