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Where does “suvinen” come from?
suvinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
Ancestry of “suvinen”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Finnish
-inen
-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
2
Finnish
-uus
Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3
Proto-Finnic
-uc
-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →
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