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Where does “kukkua” come from?

kukkua (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kukkudak — to cuckoo.

kukkua (Finnish): To cuckoo; To stay awake late

Definitions

  1. To cuckoo; To stay awake late

Ancestry of “kukkua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickukkudakto cuckoo

Words derived from “kukkua”

  • kukuttaa
Every word from Proto-Finnic kukkudak →