Where does “köykky” come from?

köykky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyykky, from Finnish kukku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

köykky (Finnish): squat, squatting position

Definitions

  1. squat, squatting position

Ancestry of “köykky”, step by step

köykky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kyykky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyykkysquat, bended position
2Finnishkukkuheap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of...
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
4Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail

via Finnish köyry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköyrycrooked, hunched, humped

Words derived from “köykky”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →