Where does “varhaiskantasuomi” come from?
varhaiskantasuomi (Finnish) comes from Finnish varhainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
varhaiskantasuomi (Finnish): Early Proto-Finnic language (a.k.a. Proto-Finno-Samic)
Definitions
- Early Proto-Finnic language (a.k.a. Proto-Finno-Samic)
Ancestry of “varhaiskantasuomi”, step by step
varhaiskantasuomi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish varhainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varhainen | early |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish kantasuomi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kantasuomi | Proto-Finnic hypothetical language, ancestor of all of the Finnic languages |
| 2 | Finnish | kanta | stem; position, opinion, point of view, account;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kanta | heel |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kanta | — |