Where does “pulakausi” come from?
pulakausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kausi, from Proto-Finnic kauci, from Proto-Finno-Permic kawte — road? way? passage ?.
pulakausi (Finnish): period of shortage or economic depression
Definitions
- period of shortage or economic depression
Ancestry of “pulakausi”, step by step
pulakausi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kausi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kausi | period, age, epoch, season; term; period |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kauci | (section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kawte | road? way? passage ? |
via Finnish pula
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pula | shortage; an economic crisis characterized by... |