Where does “koskisuus” come from?

koskisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish Koskinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

koskisuus (Finnish): having many rapids

Definitions

  1. having many rapids

Ancestry of “koskisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKoskinenwith many rapids
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →