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Where does “kuohkea” come from?

kuohkea (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuoha, from Finnish kuohua, from Finnish kuohu, from Proto-Finnic koohu.

kuohkea (Finnish): fluffy; spongy

Definitions

  1. fluffy; spongy

Ancestry of “kuohkea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuohafoam
2Finnishkuohuato roil, roar, effervesce, seethe, foam; to be in...
3Finnishkuohufoam, froth; Indicative present connegative form...
4Proto-Finnickoohu—

Words derived from “kuohkea”

  • kuohketa
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