Where does “salaperäisesti” come from?
salaperäisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish salaperäinen, from Finnish -peräinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
salaperäisesti (Finnish): secretively, mysteriously
Definitions
- secretively, mysteriously
Ancestry of “salaperäisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | salaperäinen | secretive, mysterious |
| 2 | Finnish | -peräinen | of origin; -bottomed |
| 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 |