Where does “juonikkuus” come from?
juonikkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish juonikas, from Finnish -käs, from Proto-Finnic -k'as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
juonikkuus (Finnish): wiliness, shrewdness, guile deceitful cleverness
Definitions
- wiliness, shrewdness, guile deceitful cleverness
Ancestry of “juonikkuus”, step by step
juonikkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juonikas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juonikas | sly, cunning, wily, crafty, deceitful |
| 2 | Finnish | -käs | Front vowel variant of -kas |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -k'as | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating a... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |