Where does “piilokulu” come from?
piilokulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulu, from Finnish kulua, from Proto-Finnic kuludak, from Proto-Uralic kule- — to hear.
piilokulu (Finnish): hidden charge, hidden expense
Definitions
- hidden charge, hidden expense
Ancestry of “piilokulu”, step by step
piilokulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kulu | expense, cost, expenditure; worn; Indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | kulua | to wear; to get spent, go; to be/get consumed, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kuludak | to wear out |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kule- | to hear |
via Finnish piilo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piilo | hideout, lair, covert, hiding place; hidden |
| 2 | Finnish | piillä | to be hidden in, lie in; Adessive singular form... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | piildäk | to hide, to keep hidden |