Where does “hintelyys” come from?

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

hintelyys (Finnish): lankness of a person, build

Definitions

  1. lankness of a person, build

Ancestry of “hintelyys”, 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 →