Where does “pikaisuus” come from?

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

pikaisuus (Finnish): quickness, promptness

Definitions

  1. quickness, promptness

Ancestry of “pikaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikainenquick
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →