Where does “estoisuus” come from?

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

estoisuus (Finnish): restraint, inhibition, self-inhibition, self-consciousness

Definitions

  1. restraint, inhibition, self-inhibition, self-consciousness

Ancestry of “estoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishestoinenself-conscious, restrained
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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