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Where does “verisukulaisuus” come from?

verisukulaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish verisukulainen, from Finnish sukulainen, from Finnish -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

verisukulaisuus (Finnish): blood relationship, consanguinity

Definitions

  1. blood relationship, consanguinity

Ancestry of “verisukulaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverisukulainenblood relative, blood relation
2Finnishsukulainenrelative, relation
3Finnish-lainenCombined with a place name, forms the noun for...
4Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
5Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →