Where does “holhous” come from?

holhous (Finnish) comes from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

holhous (Finnish): guardianship, patronage, fostering

Definitions

  1. guardianship, patronage, fostering

Ancestry of “holhous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
2Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems

Words derived from “holhous”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -us →