Where does “-lahjaisuus” come from?

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

-lahjaisuus (Finnish): The quality of being talented in a way specified by the modifier

Definitions

  1. The quality of being talented in a way specified by the modifier

Ancestry of “-lahjaisuus”, 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 →