Where does “sitkopitoisuus” come from?

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

sitkopitoisuus (Finnish): gluten content in grain, the content of the protein responsible for the elasticity in dough

Definitions

  1. gluten content in grain, the content of the protein responsible for the elasticity in dough

Ancestry of “sitkopitoisuus”, step by step

sitkopitoisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pitoisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitoisuuspercentage; concentration
2Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
3Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish sitko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsitkothe viscous and elastic mass formed in dough by...
2Finnishsitkeätough, chewy; resilient, hardy; persistent,...
3Proto-Finniccitkedätough, resilient
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →Every word from Finnish pitoisuus →