Where does “muinaisusko” come from?

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

muinaisusko (Finnish): paganism, ancient faith

Definitions

  1. paganism, ancient faith

Ancestry of “muinaisusko”, step by step

muinaisusko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muinainen

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

via Finnish usko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuskofaith; religious; Indicative present connegative...
2Proto-Finnic*uskofaith, belief
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →