Where does “ylimääräinen” come from?

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

ylimääräinen (Finnish): supernumerary; excessive, redundant, extra,...

Definitions

  1. supernumerary; excessive, redundant, extra,...

Ancestry of “ylimääräinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
2Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →