Where does “solakkuus” come from?

solakkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish solakka, from Finnish akka, from Proto-Finnic akka — old woman.

solakkuus (Finnish): slenderness, thinness

Definitions

  1. slenderness, thinness

Ancestry of “solakkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolakkaslender, thin
2Finnishakkahag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch
3Proto-Finnicakkaold woman
Every word from Proto-Finnic akka →Every word from Finnish akka →Every word from Finnish solakka →