Where does “tämänhetkinen” come from?

tämänhetkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hetkinen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

tämänhetkinen (Finnish): current, actual occurring now

Definitions

  1. current, actual occurring now

Ancestry of “tämänhetkinen”, step by step

tämänhetkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hetkinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhetkinenDiminutive of hetki; moment, minute; just a...
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish tämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtämäthis
2Proto-Finnictämäthis proximal
3Proto-Uralicthat
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus