Where does “yksinäisselli” come from?
yksinäisselli (Finnish) comes from Finnish yksinäinen, from Finnish -nainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
yksinäisselli (Finnish): solitary confinement cell
Definitions
- solitary confinement cell
Ancestry of “yksinäisselli”, step by step
yksinäisselli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yksinäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yksinäinen | lonely; solitaire |
| 2 | Finnish | -nainen | forms adjectives, mostly describing a quality of... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |