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Where does “saaliinhimoinen” come from?

saaliinhimoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -himoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

saaliinhimoinen (Finnish): voracious, rapacious

Definitions

  1. voracious, rapacious

Ancestry of “saaliinhimoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-himoinenHaving a lust, desire or craving for
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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