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Where does “hyväsydämisyys” come from?

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

hyväsydämisyys (Finnish): goodheartedness

Definitions

  1. goodheartedness

Ancestry of “hyväsydämisyys”, step by step

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