Where does “vakoiluromaani” come from?

vakoiluromaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish vakoilu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

vakoiluromaani (Finnish): spy novel

Definitions

  1. spy novel

Ancestry of “vakoiluromaani”, step by step

vakoiluromaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vakoilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvakoiluespionage, spying
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish romaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishromaaninovel; Misspelling of romani
2SwedishromanA novel
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish vakoilu →