Where does “sukulaisnainen” come from?

sukulaisnainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukulainen, from Finnish -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

sukulaisnainen (Finnish): kinswoman, female relative

Definitions

  1. kinswoman, female relative

Ancestry of “sukulaisnainen”, step by step

sukulaisnainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukulainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukulainenrelative, relation
2Finnish-lainenCombined with a place name, forms the noun for...
3Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
4Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Finnish -lainen →Every word from Finnish sukulainen →