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Where does “kansi” come from?

kansi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

kansi (Finnish): lid, top, cover; cover; deck

Definitions

  1. lid, top, cover; cover; deck

Ancestry of “kansi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
2Czech-íForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
3Old Czech-í—
4Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
6Proto-Finnicwiša—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “kansi”

  • saapuneet-kansio
  • kansio
  • kurkunkansi
  • lähetetyt-kansio
  • kiduskansi
  • kävelykansi
  • kansittaa
  • kattilankansi
  • kanneton
  • kansikota
  • sääkansi
  • laivankansi
  • padankansi
  • takakansi
  • alakansi
  • kansituoli
  • peräkansi
  • kansiportaat
  • aurinkokansi
  • kirjokansi
  • autokansi
  • kannellinen
  • taivaankansi
  • suojakansi
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