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Where does “paksu” come from?

paksu (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic paksu, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

paksu (Finnish): thick; bold; pregnant

Definitions

  1. thick; bold; pregnant

Ancestry of “paksu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpaksuthick
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰénǵʰusdense, thick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

Words derived from “paksu”

  • paksulti
  • paksuus
  • paksusti
  • paksusuoli
  • paksuntua
  • paksusuoliavanne
  • paksuntaa
  • paksuta
  • paksunahkainen
  • paksujalka
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