Where does “kaunaisuus” come from?

kaunaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kaunaisuus (Finnish): holding a grudge; resentfulness, disgruntledness

Definitions

  1. holding a grudge; resentfulness, disgruntledness

Ancestry of “kaunaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
2Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →