Where does “yleiskunto” come from?
yleiskunto (Finnish) comes from Finnish yleinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
yleiskunto (Finnish): General condition
Ancestry of “yleiskunto”, step by step
yleiskunto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yleinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yleinen | common, widespread; mutual; generic, general,... |
| 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 kunto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kunto | condition; fitness; shape; form |
| 2 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |