Where does “salaperäinen” come from?

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

salaperäinen (Finnish): secretive, mysterious

Definitions

  1. secretive, mysterious

Ancestry of “salaperäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-peräinenof origin; -bottomed
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “salaperäinen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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