Where does “kosteuspitoisuus” come from?

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

kosteuspitoisuus (Finnish): moisture content

Definitions

  1. moisture content

Ancestry of “kosteuspitoisuus”, step by step

kosteuspitoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pitoisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitoisuuspercentage; concentration
2Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kosteus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkosteusdampness; humidity; moisture
2FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →Every word from Finnish pitoisuus →
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