Where does “kyykky” come from?
kyykky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kukku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.
kyykky (Finnish): squat, bended position
Ancestry of “kyykky”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukku | heap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of... |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kukuh | nail |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | kuSkuS | nail |
Words derived from “kyykky”