Where does “nuoruuden” come from?

nuoruuden (Finnish) comes from Finnish nuoruus, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

nuoruuden (Finnish): Genitive singular form of nuoruus

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of nuoruus

Ancestry of “nuoruuden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnuoruusyouth
2Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →Every word from Finnish nuoruus →