Where does “tuulisuus” come from?

tuulisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuulinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

tuulisuus (Finnish): windiness

Definitions

  1. windiness

Ancestry of “tuulisuus”, step by step

tuulisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuulinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuulinenwindy, breezy
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →