Where does “hundikutsikas” come from?
hundikutsikas (Estonian) comes from Estonian kutsikas, from Estonian kas, from Estonian kaasas, from Proto-Germanic hansō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hundikutsikas (Estonian): wolf cub
Definitions
- wolf cub
Ancestry of “hundikutsikas”, step by step
hundikutsikas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian kutsikas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | kutsikas | puppy, pup (a young dog, wolf, fox, or lion) |
| 2 | Estonian | kas | Used to introduce a yes-or-no question |
| 3 | Estonian | kaasas | with, together with |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hansō | A gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómsōd | union; gathering; union, gathering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |