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Where does “aamu-unisuus” come from?

aamu-unisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish aamu-uninen, from Finnish uninen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

aamu-unisuus (Finnish): morning sleepiness

Definitions

  1. morning sleepiness

Ancestry of “aamu-unisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaamu-uninensleepy in the mornings
2Finnishuninensleepy; drowsy; somnolent
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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