Where does “venäläinen” come from?

venäläinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

venäläinen (Finnish): Russian

Definitions

  1. Russian

Ancestry of “venäläinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-lainenCombined with a place name, forms the noun for...
2Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Finnish -lainen →Every word from Proto-Finnic -lainen →