Where does “kutuasu” come from?

kutuasu (Finnish) comes from Finnish asu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

kutuasu (Finnish): spawning dress, spawning colors the characteristic appearance of a fish when spawning

Definitions

  1. spawning dress, spawning colors the characteristic appearance of a fish when spawning

Ancestry of “kutuasu”, step by step

kutuasu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish asu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasuattire, dress, suit, raiment; form, figure,...
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns

via Finnish kutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkutuspawn
2Proto-Finnickütübrother-in-law
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickiδɜ—

Words derived from “kutuasu”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →