-in etymology

Finnish word -in comes from Proto-Finnic *-in

Detailed word origin of -in

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*-in Proto-Finnic (fiu-fin-pro) Forms nouns from verbs, indicating instruments (tools) are used to perform that verb's action.
-in Finnish (fin) Forms inanimate instrumental nouns from verbs.

Words with the same origin as -in

Descendants of *-in
aiemmin aistin avain elin etsin heitin iso isoisä isoveli isoäiti kasvain kirjoitin laskin näytin otin pidin pieni poltin puhelin suljin tunnistin valitsin varoitin vedin ympäriinsä