Lainasanoissa
Lainasanoissa is a Finnish linguistic term referring to a set of words borrowed from other languages that have become part of Finnish vocabulary. The word itself is the inessive plural form of laisana, meaning loanword, and its literal translation is “in loanwords.” In academic discussions, lainasanoissa is used to indicate that a statement concerns items within the category of borrowed terms rather than native Finnish words.
In Finnish linguistics, loanwords are analyzed for how they enter, adapt to, and diffuse through the language.
Common sources of Finnish loanwords include Swedish, English, German, French, and more recently English and other
Lainasanoissa is primarily a formal term used in linguistic descriptions and corpora studies. It helps researchers