Where does “lestadiolaisuus” come from?

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

lestadiolaisuus (Finnish): Laestadianism revivalist movement

Definitions

  1. Laestadianism revivalist movement

Ancestry of “lestadiolaisuus”, 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 →