Where does “sorsanpoikanen” come from?

sorsanpoikanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish poikanen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

sorsanpoikanen (Finnish): duckling

Definitions

  1. duckling

Ancestry of “sorsanpoikanen”, step by step

sorsanpoikanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poikanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpoikanenDiminutive of poika; little boy; young
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish Sorsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSorsaduck bird of the
2Proto-Finnicsorsaduck, mallard
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus