Where does “pintajulkisuus” come from?

pintajulkisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish julkisuus, from Finnish julkinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

pintajulkisuus (Finnish): superficial fame

Definitions

  1. superficial fame

Ancestry of “pintajulkisuus”, step by step

pintajulkisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish julkisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjulkisuuspublicity; publicness
2Finnishjulkinenpublic; unclassified
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish pinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpintasurface
2Proto-Finnicpintasurface; sapwood; fat
3Proto-Germanicspindazfat; lard; grease; smear; marrow
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →