Where does “kun” come from?

kun (Finnish) comes from Finnish moinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kun (Finnish): when, as; as soon as, once; expresses that the...

Definitions

  1. when, as; as soon as, once; expresses that the...

Ancestry of “kun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmoinensuch; -like
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “kun”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →