Where does “alakuloisuus” come from?

alakuloisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alakuloinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

alakuloisuus (Finnish): melancholy

Definitions

  1. melancholy

Ancestry of “alakuloisuus”, step by step

alakuloisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alakuloinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalakuloinenblue, melancholic; in low spirits
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →