Where does “tuhatkauno” come from?

tuhatkauno (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauno, from Finnish kaunis, from Proto-Finnic kaunis, from Proto-Germanic skauniz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- — quick, dashing, beautiful.

Ancestry of “tuhatkauno”, step by step

tuhatkauno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaunoSynonym of nuorukainen; Synonym of neitonen;...
2Finnishkaunisbeautiful
3Proto-Finnickaunisbeautiful
4Proto-Germanicskaunizbeautiful, shining
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱoun-quick, dashing, beautiful

via Finnish tuhat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtuhatAPI; one thousand; Nominative plural form of...
2Proto-Finnictuhatthousand
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
4Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaunizEvery word from Proto-Finnic kaunis