Where does “kuulus” come from?

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

kuulus (Estonian): famous

Definitions

  1. famous

Ancestry of “kuulus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankuulumato belong
2Finnishkuuluato be heard/audible; to be said; used to refer to...
3Ingrian-isaUsed to form adjectives denoting an abundance of the suffixed noun

Words derived from “kuulus”

Every word from Ingrian -isa →Every word from Finnish kuulua →Every word from Estonian kuuluma →