Where does “yhteishyvä” come from?
yhteishyvä (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhteinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
yhteishyvä (Finnish): common good
Ancestry of “yhteishyvä”, step by step
yhteishyvä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yhteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yhteinen | shared, joint, common; collaborative,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish hyvä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyvä | good; desirable, advisable |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | *hüvä | — |