Where does “seinätön” come from?

seinätön (Finnish) comes from Finnish seinä, from Proto-Finnic saina — wall.

seinätön (Finnish): wall-less

Definitions

  1. wall-less

Ancestry of “seinätön”, step by step

seinätön traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall

via Finnish ton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtonGenitive singular form of toi; Accusative...
Every word from Proto-Finnic sainaEvery word from Finnish seinä