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Where does “ukkonen” come from?

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

ukkonen (Finnish): thunder; thunderstorm

Definitions

  1. thunder; thunderstorm

Ancestry of “ukkonen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ukkonen”

  • ukkospilvi
  • rintamaukkonen
  • ukkosenjohdatin
  • ukkosilma
  • ukkosmyrsky
  • ukkosrintama
  • ukkostaa
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →