Where does “viuhkaeväinen” come from?

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

viuhkaeväinen (Finnish): ray-finned; ray-finned fish; in plural also...

Definitions

  1. ray-finned; ray-finned fish; in plural also...

Ancestry of “viuhkaeväinen”, step by step

viuhkaeväinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viuhka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviuhkahand fan, fan; fan; luck
2Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish evä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheväfin
2Proto-Finniceväfin (appendage of a fish)
3Proto-Uralicewäfin
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →