Where does “фінський” come from?
фінський (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian фін, from Romanian fin, from French fin, from Middle French fin, from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰnh₂-.
фінський (Ukrainian): Finnish
Ancestry of “фінський”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ukrainian | фін | — |
| 2 | Romanian | fin | fine, delicate; subtle; godson |
| 3 | French | fin | end, close, finish; end, end goal, objective,... |
| 4 | Middle French | fin | end; finish; death |
| 5 | Old French | fin | fine, delicate |
| 6 | Latin | fīnis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰnh₂- | — |