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Where does “fínski” come from?

fínski (Slovene) comes from Slovene -ski, from Proto-Slavic -ьskъ, from Proto-Indo-European -iskos — Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to.

Ancestry of “fínski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovene-skiadded to nouns to form an adjective
2Proto-Slavic-ьskъ-ic, -ish
3Proto-Indo-European-iskosCharacteristic of, typical of, pertaining to

Words derived from “fínski”

  • finščina
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