Where does “viuhkoa” come from?

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

viuhkoa (Finnish): to wave around as a hand fan

Definitions

  1. to wave around as a hand fan

Ancestry of “viuhkoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviuhkahand fan, fan; fan; luck
2Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “viuhkoa

Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus