Where does “-laatuisuus” come from?

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

-laatuisuus (Finnish): The quality of being of certain quality

Definitions

  1. The quality of being of certain quality

Ancestry of “-laatuisuus”, 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 →