Where does “kukkurainen” come from?
kukkurainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukkura, from Finnish -ra, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.
kukkurainen (Finnish): heaped, heaping containing a heap
Definitions
- heaped, heaping containing a heap
Ancestry of “kukkurainen”, step by step
kukkurainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kukkura
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukkura | heaped measure |
| 2 | Finnish | -ra | Forms nouns or adjectives, mostly from nominal... |
| 3 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |
via Finnish inen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | inen | — |