Where does “kuues” come from?
kuues (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kuudenci, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.
kuues (Estonian): sixth
Ancestry of “kuues”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kuudenci | sixth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kuuci | six |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kutte | ridge; six |