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Where does “kuus” come from?

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

kuus (Estonian): nail; claw; talon

Definitions

  1. nail; claw; talon

Ancestry of “kuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickuucisix
2Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

Words derived from “kuus”

  • küüslauk
Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →