Where does “hiesuinen” come from?

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

hiesuinen (Finnish): silty containing or composing of silt, or mineral soil with dominating particle size from 2 μm to 20 μm

Definitions

  1. silty containing or composing of silt, or mineral soil with dominating particle size from 2 μm to 20 μm

Ancestry of “hiesuinen”, step by step

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