Where does “törkeys” come from?

törkeys (Finnish) comes from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us — Forms some nouns from nominal stems.

törkeys (Finnish): coarseness, boorishness

Definitions

  1. coarseness, boorishness

Ancestry of “törkeys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
2Proto-Finnic-usForms some nouns from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Finnic -usEvery word from Finnish -us