Where does “kuikuilla” come from?

kuikuilla (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuikku, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

kuikuilla (Finnish): to watch curiously and by straining the neck

Definitions

  1. to watch curiously and by straining the neck

Ancestry of “kuikuilla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuikkublack-throated diver
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

Words derived from “kuikuilla”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kuikku →