Where does “sukukypsyys” come from?
sukukypsyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukukypsä, from Finnish kypsä, from Proto-Finnic küpsi, from Proto-Finnic küpte-.
sukukypsyys (Finnish): sexual maturity
Ancestry of “sukukypsyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sukukypsä | sexually mature |
| 2 | Finnish | kypsä | ripe; mature; baked |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | küpsi | well cooked; ripened; ripe |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | küpte- | — |