Where does “voinen” come from?
voinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish voi, from Proto-Finnic voi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric waje — fat.
voinen (Finnish): buttery; First-person singular potential present...
Definitions
- buttery; First-person singular potential present...
Ancestry of “voinen”, step by step
voinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voi | butter; oh; third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voi | butter; oh, woe |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waje | fat |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |