Where does “ikäkulu” come from?
ikäkulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulu, from Finnish kulua, from Proto-Finnic kuludak, from Proto-Uralic kule- — to hear.
ikäkulu (Finnish): worn out
Ancestry of “ikäkulu”, step by step
ikäkulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulu | expense, cost, expenditure; worn; Indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | kulua | to wear; to get spent, go; to be/get consumed, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuludak | to wear out |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kule- | to hear |
via Finnish ikä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikä | age; life; lifetime |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | ikä | age; lifetime |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | ikä | age, year |