Where does “kuss” come from?

kuss (Skolt Sami) comes from Proto-Samic kusë, from Proto-Germanic kūz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws — cattle.

kuss (Skolt Sami): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “kuss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickusëcow
2Proto-Germanickūza cow
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷṓwscattle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷṓws →Every word from Proto-Germanic kūz →Every word from Proto-Samic kusë →