Where does “kukkulainen” come from?

kukkulainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukkula, from Finnish la, from Finnish lauantai, from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

kukkulainen (Finnish): hilly

Definitions

  1. hilly

Ancestry of “kukkulainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkulahill; hillock
2FinnishlaAbbreviation of lauantai
3FinnishlauantaiSaturday
4Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
5Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
6Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laugō →Every word from Old Norse laug →
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