Where does “yleisnäkemys” come from?
yleisnäkemys (Finnish) comes from Finnish näkemys, from Finnish nähdä, from Proto-Finnic näktäk, from Proto-Uralic näke- — to see.
Ancestry of “yleisnäkemys”, step by step
yleisnäkemys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näkemys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näkemys | view; outlook; position |
| 2 | Finnish | nähdä | to see; to see, meet; to regard, have an outlook... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | näktäk | to see |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | näke- | to see |
via Finnish yleinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yleinen | common, widespread; mutual; generic, general,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |