Where does “venäläin” come from?

venäläin (Votic) comes from Votic -lain, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

venäläin (Votic): Russian

Definitions

  1. Russian

Ancestry of “venäläin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Votic-lainForms nouns with the meaning of "inhabitant", or...
2Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Votic -lain →Every word from Proto-Finnic -lainen →