Where does “vaisuus” come from?

vaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaisu, from Finnish vai-, from Finnish vajaa, from Proto-Finnic vajaga — necessary, needed.

vaisuus (Finnish): lukewarmness, tepidity, lack of enthusiasm or interest

Definitions

  1. lukewarmness, tepidity, lack of enthusiasm or interest

Ancestry of “vaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaisulukewarm, tepid, unenthusiastic, unenthused, insipid
2Finnishvai-—
3Finnishvajaanot full; partial, incomplete; shy; mentally...
4Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed
Every word from Proto-Finnic vajaga →Every word from Finnish vajaa →Every word from Finnish vai- →