Where does “serkkuus” come from?

serkkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish serkku, from Finnish seukku, from Karelian setä.

serkkuus (Finnish): cousinhood, cousinship

Definitions

  1. cousinhood, cousinship

Ancestry of “serkkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishserkkuA first cousin
2Finnishseukku—
3Kareliansetä—
Every word from Karelian setä →
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