Where does “ristiinpukeutuminen” come from?

ristiinpukeutuminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pukeutuminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

ristiinpukeutuminen (Finnish): crossdressing

Definitions

  1. crossdressing

Ancestry of “ristiinpukeutuminen”, step by step

ristiinpukeutuminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pukeutuminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpukeutuminendressing
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish ristiin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishristiinacross; criss, in the expression ristiin rastiin;...
Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -minenEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ma