Where does “-lainen” come from?

-lainen (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

-lainen (Proto-Finnic): Forms adjectives relating to a place

Definitions

  1. Forms adjectives relating to a place

Ancestry of “-lainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix

Words derived from “-lainen

Every word from Proto-Finnic -la