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Where does “viallinen” come from?

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

viallinen (Finnish): faulty, defective

Definitions

  1. faulty, defective

Ancestry of “viallinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvikaflaw, malfunction, failure, problem; fault; stain...
2Finnishviimeinenlast, final; nth last; dying
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “viallinen”

  • aistiviallinen
  • viallisuus
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →