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Where does “ykkösluokka” come from?

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

ykkösluokka (Finnish): Priority class in mail delivery; first class;...

Definitions

  1. Priority class in mail delivery; first class;...

Ancestry of “ykkösluokka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishykkönenone; unit, the number one; first
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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