Where does “vajaatyöllisyys” come from?

vajaatyöllisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish työllisyys, from Finnish työllinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

vajaatyöllisyys (Finnish): underemployment

Definitions

  1. underemployment

Ancestry of “vajaatyöllisyys”, step by step

vajaatyöllisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työllisyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyöllisyysemployment
2Finnishtyöllinenemployed
3Finnish-llinenForms adjectives that indicate time; Forms...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish vajaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvajaanot full; partial, incomplete; shy; mentally...
2Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen