Where does “turhamaisuus” come from?

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

turhamaisuus (Finnish): vanity, vaingloriousness

Definitions

  1. vanity, vaingloriousness

Ancestry of “turhamaisuus”, 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 →