Where does “turskansukuinen” come from?
turskansukuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukuinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
turskansukuinen (Finnish): gadiform
Ancestry of “turskansukuinen”, step by step
turskansukuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sukuinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sukuinen | related |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish turska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turska | A cod; loss |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | turska | cod (Gadus morhua) |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þurskaz | cod |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ters- | dry |