Where does “kuultonen” come from?

kuultonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulto, from Finnish kuultaa, from Finnish Kuu, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

kuultonen (Finnish): fish of the genus Dianema

Definitions

  1. fish of the genus Dianema

Ancestry of “kuultonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuultobeing translucent; being dimly visible
2Finnishkuultaato be translucent; to be dimly visible;...
3FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
4Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
5Proto-Finnickuucisix
6Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Finnish kuusi →