Where does “ihkauusi” come from?

ihkauusi (Finnish) comes from Finnish uusi, from Proto-Finnic uuci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe — new.

ihkauusi (Finnish): brand new

Definitions

  1. brand new

Ancestry of “ihkauusi”, step by step

ihkauusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuusinew; Third person singular indicative past form...
2Proto-Finnicuucinew
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwuďenew

via Finnish ihka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishihkaAn intensifier used before certain adjectives
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe →Every word from Proto-Finnic uuci →Every word from Finnish uusi →