Where does “kuohkeus” come from?

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

kuohkeus (Finnish): fluffiness

Definitions

  1. fluffiness

Ancestry of “kuohkeus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuohkeafluffy; spongy
2Finnishkuohafoam
3Finnishkuohuato roil, roar, effervesce, seethe, foam; to be in...
4Finnishkuohufoam, froth; Indicative present connegative form...
5Proto-Finnickoohu—
Every word from Proto-Finnic koohu →Every word from Finnish kuohu →Every word from Finnish kuohua →
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