Where does “höperyys” come from?

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

höperyys (Finnish): senility; craziness, battiness

Definitions

  1. senility; craziness, battiness

Ancestry of “höperyys”, 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 →