Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “vaivaisuus” come from? vaivaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaivainen, from Finnish vaiva, from Proto-Finnic vaiva, from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.
vaivaisuus (Finnish): measliness, paltriness, miserableness, wretchedness
Definitions measliness, paltriness, miserableness, wretchedness Ancestry of “vaivaisuus”, step by step Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish vaivainen measly, paltry, miserable, wretched, pitiful,... 2 Finnish vaiva bother, inconvenience; ailment 3 Proto-Finnic vaiva bother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment 4 Proto-Germanic waiwô woe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice 5 Proto-Indo-European wai oh!; woe!