Where does “vajavaisesti” come from?

vajavaisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish vajavainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

vajavaisesti (Finnish): in an incomplete, imperfect or insufficient way

Definitions

  1. in an incomplete, imperfect or insufficient way

Ancestry of “vajavaisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvajavainenimperfect, insufficient, inadequate, incomplete
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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