Where does “hulluus” come from?
hulluus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hullu, from Proto-Finnic hullu — crazy, mad.
hulluus (Finnish): madness, insanity; folly, madness
Definitions
- madness, insanity; folly, madness
Ancestry of “hulluus”, step by step
hulluus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hullu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hullu | crazy, mad, insane; A crazy, mad or insane... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hullu | crazy, mad |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |