Where does “heikkokuuloinen” come from?
heikkokuuloinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulo, from Finnish kuulla, from Proto-Finnic kuuldak, from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- — to hear.
heikkokuuloinen (Finnish): hard of hearing
Definitions
- hard of hearing
Ancestry of “heikkokuuloinen”, step by step
heikkokuuloinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuulo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuulo | The sense of hearing |
| 2 | Finnish | kuulla | to hear; to hear of; to listen to |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuldak | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *kuwle- | to hear |
via Finnish heikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heikko | weak; faint; feeble |