Where does “kypsyys” come from?
kypsyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kypsä, from Proto-Finnic küpsi, from Proto-Finnic küpte-.
kypsyys (Finnish): maturity
Ancestry of “kypsyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kypsä | ripe; mature; baked |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | küpsi | well cooked; ripened; ripe |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | küpte- | — |