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Where does “korvakuulo” come from?

korvakuulo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulo, from Finnish kuulla, from Proto-Finnic kuuldak, from Proto-Uralic *kuwle-.

korvakuulo (Finnish): ear; hearing, hearing of the ear

Definitions

  1. ear; hearing, hearing of the ear

Ancestry of “korvakuulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuuloThe sense of hearing
2Finnishkuullato hear; to hear of; to listen to
3Proto-Finnickuuldakto hear
4Proto-Uralic*kuwle-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- →