Where does “turhamaisesti” come from?

turhamaisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish turhamainen, from Finnish -mäinen — Front vowel variant of -mainen.

turhamaisesti (Finnish): vainly

Definitions

  1. vainly

Ancestry of “turhamaisesti”, step by step

turhamaisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish turhamainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishturhamainenvainglorious; conceited
2Finnish-mäinenFront vowel variant of -mainen

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Finnish -mäinen →Every word from Finnish turhamainen →