Where does “mustasukkaisuus” come from?

mustasukkaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish mustasukkainen, from Swedish svartsjuka, from Swedish svart, from Old Swedish svarter, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European swordo- — dirty, dark, black.

mustasukkaisuus (Finnish): jealousy

Definitions

  1. jealousy

Ancestry of “mustasukkaisuus”, step by step

mustasukkaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mustasukkainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustasukkainenjealous
2Swedishsvartsjukajealousness, jealousy
3Swedishsvartblack; illegal; in avoidance of taxes
4Old Swedishsvarterblack
5Old Norsesvartrblack
6Proto-Germanicswartazblack
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswordo-dirty, dark, black

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “mustasukkaisuus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swordo-Every word from Proto-Germanic swartazEvery word from Old Norse svartr
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