Where does “kovankypsä” come from?

kovankypsä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kypsä, from Proto-Finnic küpsi, from Proto-Finnic küpte-.

kovankypsä (Finnish): al dente

Definitions

  1. al dente

Ancestry of “kovankypsä”, step by step

kovankypsä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kypsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkypsäripe; mature; baked
2Proto-Finnicküpsiwell cooked; ripened; ripe
3Proto-Finnicküpte-—

via Finnish kova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkovahard; strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard,...
2Proto-Finnickovahard
Every word from Proto-Finnic küpte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic küpsi →Every word from Finnish kypsä →