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Where does “valkuainen” come from?

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

valkuainen (Finnish): egg white, albumen; Short for valkuaisaine

Definitions

  1. egg white, albumen; Short for valkuaisaine

Ancestry of “valkuainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uainenForms certain nouns, particularly for parts of...
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 “valkuainen”

  • munanvalkuainen
  • valkuaisnuora
  • valkuaisside
  • valkuaisaine
  • silmänvalkuainen
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