Where does “yksityisoikeus” come from?

yksityisoikeus (Finnish) comes from Finnish yksityinen, from Finnish -tuinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

yksityisoikeus (Finnish): private law

Definitions

  1. private law

Ancestry of “yksityisoikeus”, step by step

yksityisoikeus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yksityinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyksityinenprivate; personal; single, particular, specific
2Finnish-tuinenVariant of -inen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus