Where does “kauneus” come from?
kauneus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaunis, from Proto-Finnic kaunis, from Proto-Germanic skauniz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- — quick, dashing, beautiful.
kauneus (Finnish): beauty
Ancestry of “kauneus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaunis | beautiful |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kaunis | beautiful |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skauniz | beautiful, shining |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱoun- | quick, dashing, beautiful |
Words derived from “kauneus”