Where does “lässytys” come from?

lässytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

lässytys (Finnish): talking to someone in an overly affectionate or childish manner

Definitions

  1. talking to someone in an overly affectionate or childish manner

Ancestry of “lässytys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
2Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Finnic -us →Every word from Finnish -us →
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