Where does “-tusten” come from?

-tusten (Finnish) comes from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

-tusten (Finnish): Forms oppositive adverbs

Definitions

  1. Forms oppositive adverbs

Ancestry of “-tusten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
2Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Finnic -usEvery word from Finnish -us