Where does “likeisyys” come from?

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

likeisyys (Finnish): closeness, nearness, proximity

Definitions

  1. closeness, nearness, proximity

Ancestry of “likeisyys”, 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 →