Where does “niukkuus” come from?

niukkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish niukka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ — coconut.

niukkuus (Finnish): paucity

Definitions

  1. paucity

Ancestry of “niukkuus”, step by step

niukkuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish niukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniukkascanty, scarce; Synonym of täpärä
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianniuʀcoconut

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “niukkuus”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian niuʀ →Every word from Finnish niukka →
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