Where does “useus” come from?

useus (Finnish) comes from Finnish usea, from Proto-Finnic useda.

useus (Finnish): number, quantity; especially a large or increased amount

Definitions

  1. number, quantity; especially a large or increased amount

Ancestry of “useus”, step by step

useus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish usea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuseamany
2Proto-Finnicuseda

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finnic usedaEvery word from Finnish usea