Where does “kuikuilu” come from?

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

kuikuilu (Finnish): watching curiously and by straining the neck

Definitions

  1. watching curiously and by straining the neck

Ancestry of “kuikuilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuikuillato watch curiously and by straining the neck
2Finnishkuikkublack-throated diver
3Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
4Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →Every word from Finnish kuikku →