Where does “roistomaisuus” come from?

roistomaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish roistomainen, from Finnish -mäinen — Front vowel variant of -mainen.

roistomaisuus (Finnish): thuggishness

Definitions

  1. thuggishness

Ancestry of “roistomaisuus”, step by step

roistomaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish roistomainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishroistomainenthuggish
2Finnish-mäinenFront vowel variant of -mainen

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Finnish -mäinen →Every word from Finnish roistomainen →