Where does “surumielisyys” come from?
surumielisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish surumielinen, from Finnish -mielinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
surumielisyys (Finnish): melancholy
Definitions
- melancholy
Ancestry of “surumielisyys”, step by step
surumielisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish surumielinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | surumielinen | gloomy, melancholy |
| 2 | Finnish | -mielinen | sympathetic to, strongly in favour of, pro-;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |