Where does “äärevyys” come from?

äärevyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

äärevyys (Finnish): The rate of occurrence of extreme climate events

Definitions

  1. The rate of occurrence of extreme climate events

Ancestry of “äärevyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
2Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →