Where does “köühüz” come from?

köühüz (Votic) comes from Votic köühe, from Finnish köyhä, from Proto-Finnic keühä, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

köühüz (Votic): poverty

Definitions

  1. poverty

Ancestry of “köühüz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticköühepoor
2Finnishköyhäpoor with few or no possessions or money
3Proto-Finnickeühäpoor
4Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →