Where does “hyväuskoinen” come from?

hyväuskoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyvä, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

hyväuskoinen (Finnish): gullible, credulous

Definitions

  1. gullible, credulous

Ancestry of “hyväuskoinen”, step by step

hyväuskoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyvä

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

via Finnish usko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuskofaith; religious; Indicative present connegative...
2Proto-Finnic*uskofaith, belief

Words derived from “hyväuskoinen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →Every word from Finnish hyvä →