Where does “navakkuus” come from?

navakkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish navakka, from Finnish -kka, from Proto-Finnic -kka — Forms diminutive nouns.

navakkuus (Finnish): the property of wind to be navakka

Definitions

  1. the property of wind to be navakka

Ancestry of “navakkuus”, step by step

navakkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish navakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnavakkabetween moderate and strong
2Finnish-kkaForms diminutive nouns
3Proto-Finnic-kkaForms diminutive nouns

via Finnish uus

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