Where does “tuskaisuus” come from?
tuskaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuskainen, from Finnish tuska, from Old East Slavic тъска.
tuskaisuus (Finnish): painfulness
Ancestry of “tuskaisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | tuskainen | suffering, in pain; angstful, anguished, agonized |
| 2 | Finnish | tuska | pain, distress, agony, suffering |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | тъска | — |