Where does “syyhyinen” come from?

syyhyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish syyhy, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

syyhyinen (Finnish): scabby

Definitions

  1. scabby

Ancestry of “syyhyinen”, step by step

syyhyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish syyhy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyyhyscabies; mange, scab; A heavy and/or persistent...
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uEvery word from Finnish -uEvery word from Finnish syyhy