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Where does “roistomaisuus” come from?

roistomaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish roistomainen, from Finnish -mäinen — Front vowel variant of -mainen.

roistomaisuus (Finnish): thuggishness

Definitions

  1. thuggishness

Ancestry of “roistomaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroistomainenthuggish
2Finnish-mäinenFront vowel variant of -mainen
Every word from Finnish -mäinen →