Where does “sievyys” come from?

sievyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

sievyys (Finnish): cuteness, prettiness

Definitions

  1. cuteness, prettiness

Ancestry of “sievyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
2Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →