Where does “varmuus” come from?

varmuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish Varma, from Finnish varma, from Proto-Finnic varma — strong, sturdy.

varmuus (Finnish): certainty

Definitions

  1. certainty

Ancestry of “varmuus”, step by step

varmuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Varma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVarmasure, certain
2Finnishvarmasure, certain; sure, confident
3Proto-Finnicvarmastrong, sturdy

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “varmuus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic varma →