Where does “kuusikanta” come from?

kuusikanta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kanta, from Proto-Finnic kanta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kanta.

kuusikanta (Finnish): hexagram hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles

Definitions

  1. hexagram hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles

Ancestry of “kuusikanta”, step by step

kuusikanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—

via Finnish kuusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
2Proto-Finnickuucisix
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six
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