Where does “helteisyys” come from?

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

helteisyys (Finnish): the quality or property of being boiling or sweltering of weather; very hot

Definitions

  1. the quality or property of being boiling or sweltering of weather; very hot

Ancestry of “helteisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelteinenboiling
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →