Where does “valkuaistarve” come from?

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

valkuaistarve (Finnish): protein requirement

Definitions

  1. protein requirement

Ancestry of “valkuaistarve”, step by step

valkuaistarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkuainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkuainenegg white, albumen; Short for valkuaisaine
2Finnish-uainenForms certain nouns, particularly for parts of...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish tarve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarveneed; demand
2Proto-Finnictarbeh
3Proto-Germanicþarbizuseful
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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