Where does “pensaskasvillisuus” come from?

pensaskasvillisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvillisuus, from Finnish kasvillinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

pensaskasvillisuus (Finnish): shrubbery, shrub vegetation

Definitions

  1. shrubbery, shrub vegetation

Ancestry of “pensaskasvillisuus”, step by step

pensaskasvillisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvillisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvillisuusvegetation
2Finnishkasvillinenvegetative pertaining to plants
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish pensas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpensasbush; shrub
2Proto-Finnicpensasbush
3Proto-Finnicpensa
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen
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