Where does “notkeus” come from?

notkeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish notkea, from Proto-Finnic nockeda — flexible, supple.

notkeus (Finnish): suppleness; flexibility; litheness

Definitions

  1. suppleness; flexibility; litheness

Ancestry of “notkeus”, step by step

notkeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish notkea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnotkeaflexible, supple; lithe, flexible, supple
2Proto-Finnicnockedaflexible, supple

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “notkeus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic nockeda →Every word from Finnish notkea →