Where does “virolain” come from?
virolain (Votic) comes from Votic -lain, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.
virolain (Votic): Estonian
Ancestry of “virolain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Votic | -lain | Forms nouns with the meaning of "inhabitant", or... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -lainen | Forms adjectives relating to a place |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -la | locative suffix |