Where does “paremmuus” come from?
paremmuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish parempi, from Proto-Finnic parempa, from Proto-Finnic paras, from Proto-Finno-Permic para — good.
paremmuus (Finnish): superiority
Ancestry of “paremmuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | parempi | comparative degree of hyvä |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | parempa | better |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | paras | superlative degree of *hüvä |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | para | good |