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Where does “varsieväinen” come from?

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

varsieväinen (Finnish): Any of the fish in the subclass "Crossopterygii"....

Definitions

  1. Any of the fish in the subclass "Crossopterygii"....

Ancestry of “varsieväinen”, step by step

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