Where does “omahyväisyys” come from?

omahyväisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish omahyväinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

omahyväisyys (Finnish): smugness, self-righteousness

Definitions

  1. smugness, self-righteousness

Ancestry of “omahyväisyys”, step by step

omahyväisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish omahyväinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomahyväinenself-satisfied, smug
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →