Where does “hyvyys” come from?

hyvyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

hyvyys (Finnish): goodness; good

Definitions

  1. goodness; good

Ancestry of “hyvyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
2Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “hyvyys”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →