Where does “varhaisproterotsooinen” come from?

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

varhaisproterotsooinen (Finnish): Paleoproterozoic

Definitions

  1. Paleoproterozoic

Ancestry of “varhaisproterotsooinen”, step by step

varhaisproterotsooinen 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 proterotsooinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishproterotsooinenProterozoic
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →