Where does “viisivuotiskausi” come from?

viisivuotiskausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisivuotinen, from Finnish -vuotinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

viisivuotiskausi (Finnish): five-year period

Definitions

  1. five-year period

Ancestry of “viisivuotiskausi”, step by step

viisivuotiskausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viisivuotinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisivuotinenfive-year lasting five years
2Finnish-vuotinenyears'; year's
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish kausi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkausiperiod, age, epoch, season; term; period
2Proto-Finnickauci(section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey
3Proto-Finno-Permickawteroad? way? passage ?
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus