Where does “kuusen” come from?

kuusen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

kuusen (Finnish): Genitive singular form of kuusi

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of kuusi

Ancestry of “kuusen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
2Proto-Finnickuucisix
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Finnish kuusi →