Etymology Archives - Uusi kielemme

Baltic and Germanic Loanwords in Finnish Etymology

June 24, 2020

Learn more about the etymology of ancient Baltic and Germanic loanwords in Finnish! Enjoy his little trip into the history of the Finnish language.

April 13, 2020

Tviitata, googlata, zumbata, skipata and stressata all look like English verbs. You can find out more about loanverbs from English in this article!

January 21, 2020

ULOS, KAUAS, LÄHEMMÄS and KAUEMMAS are considered to be examples of the ancient LATIVE case which doesn't exist anymore. Learn more here!

January 9, 2020

VENATA, DYYKATA, HOKSATA and DUUNATA are just a few of the Finnish -ATA verbs borrowed from Swedish. Learn more about their origin right here!