Where does “viuhka” come from?

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

viuhka (Finnish): hand fan, fan; fan; luck

Definitions

  1. hand fan, fan; fan; luck

Ancestry of “viuhka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “viuhka”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →
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