Where does “loivuus” come from?

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

loivuus (Finnish): gentleness, gradualness, slightness e.g. of a slope or turn

Definitions

  1. gentleness, gradualness, slightness e.g. of a slope or turn

Ancestry of “loivuus”, 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 →