Where does “silliaamiainen” come from?

silliaamiainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish aamiainen, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

silliaamiainen (Finnish): a breakfast with (Atlantic) herring and drinks served after a (college) party

Definitions

  1. a breakfast with (Atlantic) herring and drinks served after a (college) party

Ancestry of “silliaamiainen”, step by step

silliaamiainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aamiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaamiainenbreakfast
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish silli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsilliAtlantic herring, "Clupea harengus"; any of the...
2Swedishsilla herring
3Old Norsesíldherring
4Proto-Germanicsīląa kind of fish; a launce, sand eel; a herring
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →