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Where does “kusi” come from?

kusi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kusi, from Proto-Uralic kuńśe — ant; urine; star.

kusi (Finnish): urine, piss; Third-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. urine, piss; Third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “kusi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickusiurine
2Proto-Uralickuńśeant; urine; star

Words derived from “kusi”

  • kusipää
  • kusinen
  • kusettaa
Every word from Proto-Uralic kuńśe →