Where does “hyvyys” come from?
hyvyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
hyvyys (Finnish): goodness; good
Ancestry of “hyvyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |