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Where does “viimeinen” come from?

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

viimeinen (Finnish): last, final; nth last; dying

Definitions

  1. last, final; nth last; dying

Ancestry of “viimeinen”, 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

Words derived from “viimeinen”

  • viimeistely
  • viimeistellä
  • vihonviimeinen
  • viimeiste
  • viimeistää
  • viimeistelijä
  • viimeinen voitelu
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