Where does “yksinäinen” come from?

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

yksinäinen (Finnish): lonely; solitaire

Definitions

  1. lonely; solitaire

Ancestry of “yksinäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-nainenforms adjectives, mostly describing a quality of...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “yksinäinen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →