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

Definitions

  1. neo-, new

Ancestry of “uus-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuusinew; Third person singular indicative past form...
2Proto-Finnicuucinew
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwuďenew

Words derived from “uus-”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe →Every word from Proto-Finnic uuci →Every word from Finnish uusi →
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