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Where does “kansa” come from?

kansa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanssa, from Finnish kansassa, from Finnish kansa, from Proto-Finnic kansa, from Proto-Germanic hansō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

kansa (Finnish): callus

Definitions

  1. callus

Ancestry of “kansa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkanssawith; also, too
2Finnishkansassa—
3Finnishkansapeople; nation
4Proto-Finnickansapeople, folk
5Proto-GermanichansōA gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómsōdunion; gathering; union, gathering
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “kansa”

  • känsäinen
  • känsittyä
  • känsäkourainen
  • känsätuhkelo
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