Where does “uutisvilja” come from?
uutisvilja (Finnish) comes from Finnish uutinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
uutisvilja (Finnish): first fruits of grain
Ancestry of “uutisvilja”, step by step
uutisvilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish uutinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uutinen | news, news item, item of news; tiding; news;... |
| 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 Vilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Vilja | grain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vilja | grain, cereal; abundance, plenty |