Where does “kukkulõ” come from?

kukkulõ (Votic) comes from Finnish kukku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh, from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS — nail.

kukkulõ (Votic): crown, vertex top of the head

Definitions

  1. crown, vertex top of the head

Ancestry of “kukkulõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkukkuheap; part that goes or is left over; Synonym of...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankukuhnail
3Proto-AustronesiankuSkuSnail
Every word from Proto-Austronesian kuSkuS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian kukuh →Every word from Finnish kukku →