Where does “kuulakka” come from?
kuulakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulas, from Finnish -las, from Finnish -lä, from Finnish -as, from Proto-Finnic -s, from Proto-Finno-Ugric -s.
Ancestry of “kuulakka”, step by step
kuulakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuulas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuulas | clear, transparent |
| 2 | Finnish | -las | Forms nouns used to describe people; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -lä | Front vowel variant of -la |
| 4 | Finnish | -as | Forms some adjectives; Forms some nouns |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -s | Forms nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | -s | — |
via Finnish akka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | akka | hag, crone; woman; wife; hag, witch; queen, bitch |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | akka | old woman |