kui

Finnish

adverbs

Definitions

(colloquial) how
(colloquial) why

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Finnic *ku.

Origin

Proto-Finnic

*ku

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kuka Finnish
kus Estonian
*ku Proto-Finnic
*ko-, *ku- Proto-Uralic
*ku- Proto-Uralic
ko Ingrian
ku Ingrian
kui Ingrian
kuka Ingrian
kuni Ingrian

kuka