Where does “kyklooppi” come from?

kyklooppi (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ, from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps, from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps — cattle thief.

kyklooppi (Finnish): cyclops

Definitions

  1. cyclops

Ancestry of “kyklooppi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekκύκλωψCyclops
2Proto-Hellenickúklōps—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpḱú-klōpscattle thief
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pḱú-klōps →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kúklōps →Every word from Ancient Greek κύκλωψ →
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