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Where does “naisuus” come from?

naisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish nainen, from Proto-Finnic nainen — woman; wife.

naisuus (Finnish): womanhood

Definitions

  1. womanhood

Ancestry of “naisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
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