Where does “uus-” come from?
uus- (Finnish) comes from Finnish uusi, from Proto-Finnic uuci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe — new.
uus- (Finnish): neo-, new
Ancestry of “uus-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uusi | new; Third person singular indicative past form... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | uuci | new |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | wuďe | new |
Words derived from “uus-”