Where does “neuvokkuus” come from?

neuvokkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish neuvokas, from Finnish -käs, from Proto-Finnic -k'as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.

neuvokkuus (Finnish): resourcefulness

Definitions

  1. resourcefulness

Ancestry of “neuvokkuus”, step by step

neuvokkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neuvokas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishneuvokasresourceful, inventive, crafty
2Finnish-käsFront vowel variant of -kas
3Proto-Finnic-k'asForms adjectives from nouns, indicating a...
4Proto-Finnic-sForms nouns
5Proto-Finno-Ugric-s—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s →Every word from Finnish -käs →Every word from Proto-Finnic -s →