Where does “synkkyys” come from?

synkkyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish synkkä, from Finnish synkeä — all senses.

synkkyys (Finnish): gloominess, darkness

Definitions

  1. gloominess, darkness

Ancestry of “synkkyys”, step by step

synkkyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish synkkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsynkkägloomy; dismal, bleak; grim
2Finnishsynkeäall senses

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Finnish synkeä →Every word from Finnish synkkä →
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