Where does “siliävyys” come from?

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

siliävyys (Finnish): the quality of something that smooths out easily like textiles

Definitions

  1. the quality of something that smooths out easily like textiles

Ancestry of “siliävyys”, step by step

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

Words derived from “siliävyys”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →