Where does “nuoruudenystävä” come from?

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

nuoruudenystävä (Finnish): friend of one's youth, childhood friend

Definitions

  1. friend of one's youth, childhood friend

Ancestry of “nuoruudenystävä”, step by step

nuoruudenystävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nuoruus

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

via Finnish ystävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishystäväfriend
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →Every word from Finnish nuoruus →