Where does “valistuskirjallisuus” come from?

valistuskirjallisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirjallisuus, from Finnish kirjallinen, from Finnish -llinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

valistuskirjallisuus (Finnish): Enlightenment literature

Definitions

  1. Enlightenment literature

Ancestry of “valistuskirjallisuus”, step by step

valistuskirjallisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirjallisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjallisuusliterature
2Finnishkirjallinenwritten; literary
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 valistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvalistusEnlightenment
2Finnishvalistaato enlighten, to inform, to educate
3Finnishvalolight
4Proto-Finnicvalolight visible radiation
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwaĺɜ
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -llinen