Where does “harvinaisuus” come from?
harvinaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish harvinainen, from Finnish -nainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
harvinaisuus (Finnish): rarity; rareness
Definitions
- rarity; rareness
Ancestry of “harvinaisuus”, step by step
harvinaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish harvinainen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harvinainen | rare, uncommon |
| 2 | Finnish | -nainen | forms adjectives, mostly describing a quality of... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |