Where does “uutiskynnys” come from?

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

uutiskynnys (Finnish): "newsworthiness threshold"; a figurative threshold that an event, etc. must surpass in order to be considered newsworthy

Definitions

  1. "newsworthiness threshold"; a figurative threshold that an event, etc. must surpass in order to be considered newsworthy

Ancestry of “uutiskynnys”, step by step

uutiskynnys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uutinen

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

via Finnish kynnys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynnysthreshold; doorsill
2Proto-Finnickündüsthreshold
3Quechuakunturcondor
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →