Where does “köykistys” come from?
köykistys (Finnish) comes from Finnish köykistää, from Finnish köykky, from Finnish kyykky, from Finnish kukku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.
köykistys (Finnish): squat, squatting (down)
Definitions
- squat, squatting (down)
Ancestry of “köykistys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | köykistää | to squat to bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet |
| 2 | Finnish | köykky | squat, squatting position |
| 3 | Finnish | kyykky | squat, bended position |
| 4 | Finnish | kukku | heap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of... |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kukuh | nail |
| 6 | Proto-Austronesian | kuSkuS | nail |