Where does “unisuus” come from?
unisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish uninen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
unisuus (Finnish): sleepiness
Definitions
- sleepiness
Ancestry of “unisuus”, step by step
unisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish uninen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uninen | sleepy; drowsy; somnolent |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |