Where does “kuulsus” come from?

kuulsus (Estonian) comes from Estonian kuulus, from Estonian kuuluma, from Finnish kuulua, from Ingrian -isa — Used to form adjectives denoting an abundance of the suffixed noun.

kuulsus (Estonian): fame

Definitions

  1. fame

Ancestry of “kuulsus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankuulusfamous
2Estoniankuulumato belong
3Finnishkuuluato be heard/audible; to be said; used to refer to...
4Ingrian-isaUsed to form adjectives denoting an abundance of the suffixed noun
Every word from Ingrian -isaEvery word from Finnish kuuluaEvery word from Estonian kuuluma
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