Where does “kyykylläänolo” come from?
kyykylläänolo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyykyllään, from Finnish kyykky, from Finnish kukku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.
kyykylläänolo (Finnish): squatting, crouching, being in a squat or crouch
Definitions
- squatting, crouching, being in a squat or crouch
Ancestry of “kyykylläänolo”, step by step
kyykylläänolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kyykyllään
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyykyllään | in a squatting or crouching position |
| 2 | Finnish | kyykky | squat, bended position |
| 3 | Finnish | kukku | heap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of... |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | kukuh | nail |
| 5 | Proto-Austronesian | kuSkuS | nail |