Where does “monimutkaisuus” come from?

monimutkaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish monimutkainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

monimutkaisuus (Finnish): complexity

Definitions

  1. complexity

Ancestry of “monimutkaisuus”, step by step

monimutkaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish monimutkainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonimutkainencomplex, complicated
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →