Where does “rajuus” come from?

rajuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish raju, from Proto-Finnic raju — fierce, severe, hard.

rajuus (Finnish): Fierceness; Violence, extreme force

Definitions

  1. Fierceness; Violence, extreme force

Ancestry of “rajuus”, step by step

rajuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish raju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrajufierce, violent; rapid, sudden fast; brave,...
2Proto-Finnicrajufierce, severe, hard

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic rajuEvery word from Finnish raju