Where does “suolapitoisuus” come from?

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

suolapitoisuus (Finnish): salinity

Definitions

  1. salinity

Ancestry of “suolapitoisuus”, step by step

suolapitoisuus 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 suola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuolasalt; saline; salted
2Proto-Finnicsoolasalt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂lssalt
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →Every word from Finnish pitoisuus →