Where does “kaljuus” come from?

kaljuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kalju, from Finnish kalja-.

kaljuus (Finnish): baldness

Definitions

  1. baldness

Ancestry of “kaljuus”, step by step

kaljuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kalju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaljubald, hairless, furless; bald person, baldy;...
2Finnishkalja-

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Finnish kalja-Every word from Finnish kalju