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Where does “kukku” come from?

kukku (Finnish) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

kukku (Finnish): heap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of...

Definitions

  1. heap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of...

Ancestry of “kukku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
2Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail

Words derived from “kukku”

  • kukkula
  • nelikukkula
  • häpykukkula
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