Where does “uutisnälkäinen” come from?
uutisnälkäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish uutisnälkä, from Finnish uutinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
uutisnälkäinen (Finnish): hungry for news
Definitions
- hungry for news
Ancestry of “uutisnälkäinen”, step by step
uutisnälkäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish uutisnälkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uutisnälkä | hunger for news |
| 2 | Finnish | uutinen | news, news item, item of news; tiding; news;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |