Where does “paksuus” come from?
paksuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish paksu, 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...
paksuus (Finnish): thickness
Ancestry of “paksuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | paksu | thick; bold; pregnant |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | paksu | thick |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰénǵʰus | dense, thick |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |