Where does “rumuus” come from?

rumuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruma, from Finnish -liini — Forms diminutive and endearing nouns.

rumuus (Finnish): ugliness

Definitions

  1. ugliness

Ancestry of “rumuus”, step by step

rumuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrumaugly; ugly, dirty; dirty
2Finnish-liiniForms diminutive and endearing nouns

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Finnish -liini →Every word from Finnish ruma →