Where does “kidusaukko” come from?

kidusaukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kidus, from Finnish kita, from Proto-Finnic kita — throat, pharynx, mouth.

kidusaukko (Finnish): gill opening

Definitions

  1. gill opening

Ancestry of “kidusaukko”, step by step

kidusaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kidus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkidusgill
2Finnishkitamouth; throat, pharynx
3Proto-Finnickitathroat, pharynx, mouth

via Finnish aukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukkohole; gap; opening
2Proto-Finnicaukkohole; gap, opening
Every word from Proto-Finnic kita →Every word from Finnish kita →Every word from Finnish kidus →