Where does “koppavuus” come from?

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

koppavuus (Finnish): haughtiness, uppitiness, snootiness, brassiness, arrogance

Definitions

  1. haughtiness, uppitiness, snootiness, brassiness, arrogance

Ancestry of “koppavuus”, 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 →