Where does “ilmaisuus” come from?

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

ilmaisuus (Finnish): freeness the quality of being free of charge

Definitions

  1. freeness the quality of being free of charge

Ancestry of “ilmaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmainenfree of charge, free, gratis
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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