Where does “nimikuulu” come from?

nimikuulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulu, from Finnish kuulla, from Proto-Finnic kuuldak, from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- — to hear.

nimikuulu (Finnish): famous or infamous from the name alone

Definitions

  1. famous or infamous from the name alone

Ancestry of “nimikuulu”, step by step

nimikuulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuuluIndicative present connegative form of kuulua;...
2Finnishkuullato hear; to hear of; to listen to
3Proto-Finnickuuldakto hear
4Proto-Uralic*kuwle-to hear

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuldak →Every word from Finnish kuulla →