Where does “rumannäköinen” come from?

rumannäköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish näköinen, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

rumannäköinen (Finnish): ugly-looking, unsightly

Definitions

  1. ugly-looking, unsightly

Ancestry of “rumannäköinen”, step by step

rumannäköinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näköinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäköinenlooking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed
2Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
3Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish ruma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrumaugly; ugly, dirty; dirty
2Finnish-liiniForms diminutive and endearing nouns
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic näko →