Where does “kussa” come from?

kussa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Samic kusë, from Proto-Germanic kūz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

kussa (Old Norse): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “kussa”, step by step

kussa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samic kusë

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickusëcow
2Proto-Germanickūza cow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle

via Proto-Finnic kustak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickustakto urinate
2Proto-Uralickuńśeant; urine; star

Words derived from “kussa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūz →Every word from Proto-Samic kusë →