Where does “kutukypsä” come from?

kutukypsä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kutu, from Proto-Finnic kütü, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kiδɜ.

kutukypsä (Finnish): mature for spawning

Definitions

  1. mature for spawning

Ancestry of “kutukypsä”, step by step

kutukypsä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kutu

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

via Finnish kypsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkypsäripe; mature; baked
2Proto-Finnicküpsiwell cooked; ripened; ripe
3Proto-Finnicküpte-—
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