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

Definitions

  1. squat, bended position

Ancestry of “kyykky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkuheap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
3Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail

Words derived from “kyykky”

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