Where does “kuusikko” come from?

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

kuusikko (Finnish): A group of six; sextet; A spruce forest; A group...

Definitions

  1. A group of six; sextet; A spruce forest; A group...

Ancestry of “kuusikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickuucikkogroup of six
2Proto-Finnickuucisix
3Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

Words derived from “kuusikko”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuucikko →
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