Where does “kivikkoisuus” come from?
kivikkoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kivikkoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
kivikkoisuus (Finnish): rockiness
Definitions
- rockiness
Ancestry of “kivikkoisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kivikkoinen | rocky |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |