Where does “kiihkoisuus” come from?

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

kiihkoisuus (Finnish): passionateness, ferventness

Definitions

  1. passionateness, ferventness

Ancestry of “kiihkoisuus”, 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 →