Where does “kiivaus” come from?

kiivaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

kiivaus (Finnish): quick temper, excitability

Definitions

  1. quick temper, excitability

Ancestry of “kiivaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
2Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Finnic -us →Every word from Finnish -us →