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

naisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nainen

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic nainen →Every word from Finnish nainen →