Where does “hiustenleikkuu” come from?
hiustenleikkuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkuu, from Finnish -uu, from Finnish -au, from Finnish -ao, from Proto-Finnic -ado, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
hiustenleikkuu (Finnish): haircutting
Definitions
- haircutting
Ancestry of “hiustenleikkuu”, step by step
hiustenleikkuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leikkuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkuu | cutting |
| 2 | Finnish | -uu | Forms nouns from verbs |
| 3 | Finnish | -au | — |
| 4 | Finnish | -ao | — |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -ado | — |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
via Finnish hius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hius | a single hair, strand of hair |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hibus | hair on the head; hair, strand of hair |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hiwją | appearance, blee; form, shape; mold, mildew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱew- | skin, colour of the skin; to shine; bright; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷṓws | cattle |