Where does “märkänousu” come from?

märkänousu (Finnish) comes from Finnish nousu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

märkänousu (Finnish): wet riser

Definitions

  1. wet riser

Ancestry of “märkänousu”, step by step

märkänousu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nousu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnousurise; ascent; thread pitch, pitch
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish märkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmärkäwet; pus
2Proto-Finnicmärkäwet, moist; pus
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish nousu →