Where does “kiehtovuus” come from?

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

kiehtovuus (Finnish): fascinatingness, intriguingness

Definitions

  1. fascinatingness, intriguingness

Ancestry of “kiehtovuus”, 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 →