Where does “siirrynnäisnimi” come from?
siirrynnäisnimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirrynnäinen, from Finnish -nnainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
siirrynnäisnimi (Finnish): transferred name; a name that has come to be used of a different place than the place it originally referred to (and possibly still refers to)
Definitions
- transferred name; a name that has come to be used of a different place than the place it originally referred to (and possibly still refers to)
Ancestry of “siirrynnäisnimi”, step by step
siirrynnäisnimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish siirrynnäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siirrynnäinen | something transferred or given to something else |
| 2 | Finnish | -nnainen | Forms nouns or adjectives from verbs |
| 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 |