-uus etymology

Finnish word -uus comes from Proto-Finnic *-uc (-ness, -hood.)

Detailed word origin of -uus

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*-uc Proto-Finnic (fiu-fin-pro) -ness, -hood.
-uus Finnish (fin) Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality.

Words with the same origin as -uus

Descendants of *-uc
korkeus polvenkorkuinen sote terveys