Where does “häijyys” come from?

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

häijyys (Finnish): wickedness, meanness

Definitions

  1. wickedness, meanness

Ancestry of “häijyys”, 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 →
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