Where does “sulamisvesi” come from?
sulamisvesi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulaminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
sulamisvesi (Finnish): meltwater
Definitions
- meltwater
Ancestry of “sulamisvesi”, step by step
sulamisvesi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sulaminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sulaminen | melting; meltdown; Fourth infinitive of sulaa |
| 2 | Finnish | -minen | Forms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -minen | Forms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |