Where does “illu” come from?

illu (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish ilo, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

illu (Northern Sami): happiness

Definitions

  1. happiness

Ancestry of “illu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilojoy, delight, happiness, pleasure; love, lover
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →