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Where does “verenhimoisuus” come from?

verenhimoisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish verenhimoinen, from Finnish -himoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

verenhimoisuus (Finnish): bloodthirstiness

Definitions

  1. bloodthirstiness

Ancestry of “verenhimoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverenhimoinenbloodthirsty
2Finnish-himoinenHaving a lust, desire or craving for
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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