Where does “kuivuus” come from?
kuivuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuiva, from Proto-Finnic kuiva — dry.
kuivuus (Finnish): dryness; drought
Ancestry of “kuivuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kuiva | dry; Indicative present connegative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kuiva | dry |