Where does “kirkkaus” come from?

kirkkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirkas, from Proto-Finnic kirk'as — bright.

kirkkaus (Finnish): brightness

Definitions

  1. brightness

Ancestry of “kirkkaus”, step by step

kirkkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirkas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkasbright; broad, especially of daylight; clear
2Proto-Finnickirk'asbright

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “kirkkaus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic kirk'as →Every word from Finnish kirkas →