Where does “ristiohjain” come from?

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

ristiohjain (Finnish): d-pad, directional pad

Definitions

  1. d-pad, directional pad

Ancestry of “ristiohjain”, step by step

ristiohjain 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 Finnish ohjain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohjaincontroller; device driver; control
2Finnish-inSuffix variant for the illative singular, see...
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in
4Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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