Where does “maankuulu” come from?
maankuulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulu, from Finnish kuulla, from Proto-Finnic kuuldak, from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- — to hear.
maankuulu (Finnish): widely known, famous, proverbial
Definitions
- widely known, famous, proverbial
Ancestry of “maankuulu”, step by step
maankuulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kuulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuulu | Indicative present connegative form of kuulua;... |
| 2 | Finnish | kuulla | to hear; to hear of; to listen to |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuuldak | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | *kuwle- | to hear |
via Finnish mää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mää | baa; I |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |