Where does “küüs” come from?

küüs (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

küüs (Estonian): nail; claw; talon

Definitions

  1. nail; claw; talon

Ancestry of “küüs”, step by step

küüs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic kuuci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickuucisix
2Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Proto-Finnic künci

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicküncinail; claw
2Proto-Uralickünčenail

Words derived from “küüs”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →