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Where does “tilapäisesti” come from?

tilapäisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilapäinen, from Finnish -päinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

tilapäisesti (Finnish): temporarily

Definitions

  1. temporarily

Ancestry of “tilapäisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilapäinentemporary, provisional; occasional, casual;...
2Finnish-päinenOf or pertaining to a head; used only as headword...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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