Where does “hyötytilavuus” come from?

hyötytilavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tilavuus, from Finnish tilava, from Finnish tila, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

hyötytilavuus (Finnish): effective volume; the volume of something that can be used for the intended purpose

Definitions

  1. effective volume; the volume of something that can be used for the intended purpose

Ancestry of “hyötytilavuus”, step by step

hyötytilavuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tilavuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtilavuusvolume; capacity
2Finnishtilavaspacious, roomy
3Finnishtilastate; condition; Short for maatila
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish hyöty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyötybenefit, gain, advantage; utility
2Finnishhyötääto force; to grow, to prosper
3Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
4Proto-Finnic*hüvä
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus