Where does “sulkeistaminen” come from?
sulkeistaminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sulkeistaa, from Finnish sulkeinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
Ancestry of “sulkeistaminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sulkeistaa | to bracket |
| 2 | Finnish | sulkeinen | closed, shut off |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |