Where does “hukkatilavuus” come from?
hukkatilavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilavuus, from Finnish tilava, from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
hukkatilavuus (Finnish): wasted volume; the volume of something that cannot be used for the intended purpose
Definitions
- wasted volume; the volume of something that cannot be used for the intended purpose
Ancestry of “hukkatilavuus”, step by step
hukkatilavuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tilavuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tilavuus | volume; capacity |
| 2 | Finnish | tilava | spacious, roomy |
| 3 | Finnish | tila | state; condition; Short for maatila |
| 4 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 5 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |