Where does “naiskauneus” come from?

naiskauneus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauneus, from Finnish kaunis, from Proto-Finnic kaunis, from Proto-Germanic skauniz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- — quick, dashing, beautiful.

naiskauneus (Finnish): feminine beauty

Definitions

  1. feminine beauty

Ancestry of “naiskauneus”, step by step

naiskauneus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauneus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauneusbeauty
2Finnishkaunisbeautiful
3Proto-Finnickaunisbeautiful
4Proto-Germanicskaunizbeautiful, shining
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱoun-quick, dashing, beautiful

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skauniz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaunis →