Where does “kuulus” come from?
kuulus (Estonian) comes from Estonian kuuluma, from Finnish kuulua, from Ingrian -isa.
Ancestry of “kuulus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | kuuluma | to belong |
| 2 | Finnish | kuulua | to be heard/audible; to be said; used to refer to... |
| 3 | Ingrian | -isa | — |