Where does “sukulaisuus” come from?

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

sukulaisuus (Finnish): relationship, kinship

Definitions

  1. relationship, kinship

Ancestry of “sukulaisuus”, step by step

sukulaisuus 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 uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “sukulaisuus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Finnish -lainen →Every word from Finnish sukulainen →