Where does “viimeistelyharjoitus” come from?

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

viimeistelyharjoitus (Finnish): final training, final practice before an event

Definitions

  1. final training, final practice before an event

Ancestry of “viimeistelyharjoitus”, step by step

viimeistelyharjoitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viimeistely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviimeistelyfinishing
2FinnishviimeistelläTo finish
3Finnishviimeistääto finish
4Finnishviimeinenlast, final; nth last; dying
5Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
6Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
7Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish harjoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjoitusexercise, practice; rehearsal; drill
2Finnishharjoittaato practice
3Finnish-oittaaVariant of -ttaa used for many stems that end in...
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus