Where does “vahvuinen” come from?
vahvuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vahvuus, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
vahvuinen (Finnish): strong; thick
Ancestry of “vahvuinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vahvuus | strength; muster |
| 2 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |