Where does “soinnukkuus” come from?

soinnukkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish soinnukas, from Finnish Sointu, from Finnish sointua, from Finnish soida, from Proto-Finnic soidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śoje.

soinnukkuus (Finnish): melodiousness

Definitions

  1. melodiousness

Ancestry of “soinnukkuus”, step by step

soinnukkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish soinnukas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoinnukasmelodious, tuneful
2FinnishSointuchord
3Finnishsointuato harmonize, to tune; Partitive singular form...
4Finnishsoidato sound; to ring
5Proto-Finnicsoidakto sound, to ring (to produce a sound)
6Proto-Finno-Ugricśoje

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śojeEvery word from Proto-Finnic soidakEvery word from Finnish soida