Where does “huokeus” come from?

huokeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish huokea, from Proto-Finnic hookjas — easy.

huokeus (Finnish): inexpensiveness, cheapness

Definitions

  1. inexpensiveness, cheapness

Ancestry of “huokeus”, step by step

huokeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huokea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuokeainexpensive, cheap
2Proto-Finnichookjaseasy

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finnic hookjasEvery word from Finnish huokea