Where does “pilvisyys” come from?

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

pilvisyys (Finnish): cloudiness

Definitions

  1. cloudiness

Ancestry of “pilvisyys”, step by step

pilvisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pilvinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpilvinencloudy
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 →