Where does “ristisaastuminen” come from?
ristisaastuminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Risti, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
ristisaastuminen (Finnish): cross-contamination
Definitions
- cross-contamination
Ancestry of “ristisaastuminen”, step by step
ristisaastuminen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Risti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Risti | cross |
| 2 | Finnish | -iäinen | Front vowel variant of -iainen |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish saastuminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saastuminen | — |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |