Where does “tunkkaisuus” come from?

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

tunkkaisuus (Finnish): fustiness, stuffiness, mustiness, frowsiness

Definitions

  1. fustiness, stuffiness, mustiness, frowsiness

Ancestry of “tunkkaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
2Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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