Where does “vakavannäköinen” come from?
vakavannäköinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish näköinen, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
vakavannäköinen (Finnish): looking serious
Ancestry of “vakavannäköinen”, step by step
vakavannäköinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näköinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näköinen | looking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed |
| 2 | Finnish | näkö | sight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | näko | sight, vision; look, appearance; face |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish vakava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vakava | serious; grave, sombre, solemn |
| 2 | Finnish | -va | Forms the present active participle of a verb,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -pa | -ing; forms the present participle, which is... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -pa | — |