Where does “verkkaisesti” come from?

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

verkkaisesti (Finnish): slowly, sluggishly

Definitions

  1. slowly, sluggishly

Ancestry of “verkkaisesti”, step by step

verkkaisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish verkkainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverkkainenslow, sluggish; deliberate
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →