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Where does “kulon” come from?

kulon (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulo, from Proto-Finnic kulo, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂w-.

kulon (Finnish): Genitive singular form of kulo

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of kulo

Ancestry of “kulon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuloDry, dead grass from previous summer; wildfire
2Proto-Finnickulodry grass from previous year
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂w- →