Where does “sukkulamainen” come from?

sukkulamainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -mäinen — Front vowel variant of -mainen.

sukkulamainen (Finnish): shuttle-like of shape, etc.; resembling the shuttle in a loom

Definitions

  1. shuttle-like of shape, etc.; resembling the shuttle in a loom

Ancestry of “sukkulamainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-mäinenFront vowel variant of -mainen
Every word from Finnish -mäinen →