Where does “hyväntuulinen” come from?

hyväntuulinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuulinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

hyväntuulinen (Finnish): cheerful, jovial

Definitions

  1. cheerful, jovial

Ancestry of “hyväntuulinen”, step by step

hyväntuulinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuulinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuulinenwindy, breezy
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä

Words derived from “hyväntuulinen

Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus