Where does “karvaisuus” come from?

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

karvaisuus (Finnish): hairiness, hirsuteness

Definitions

  1. hairiness, hirsuteness

Ancestry of “karvaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarvainenhairy, furry, hirsute
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 →