Where does “varhaisikä” come from?

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

varhaisikä (Finnish): early childhood

Definitions

  1. early childhood

Ancestry of “varhaisikä”, step by step

varhaisikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varhainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarhainenearly
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish ikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
2Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
3Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →