Where does “kyykytys” come from?

kyykytys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kyykyttää, from Finnish kyykky, from Finnish kukku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

kyykytys (Finnish): dominating, subduing

Definitions

  1. dominating, subduing

Ancestry of “kyykytys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyykyttääto push around, smack around, subordinate, cow, oppress
2Finnishkyykkysquat, bended position
3Finnishkukkuheap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of...
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
5Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh →Every word from Finnish kukku →