Where does “leikkuu” come from?

leikkuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

leikkuu (Finnish): cutting

Definitions

  1. cutting

Ancestry of “leikkuu”, step by step

leikkuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leikata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
2Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut

via Karelian leikata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Karelianleikatacut

Words derived from “leikkuu”

Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →Every word from Finnish leikata →