411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Kuvaja
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Finnish
Etymology
fi. Found in eastern and northern Finland. Possibly from fi kuva (which in dialects can also mean shadow), or from place names possibly containing a West Uralic substrate equivalent of urj-pro *kuwa long; a connection of fi Kuvaja to the aforementioned Proto-Uralic word was first put forward by Saarikivi (2022).Saarikivi, Janne Kukkia jostain kaukaa Hämeenmaalta Jamalille : kirja Tapani Salmiselle 07.04.2022 2022 Kaheinen, Kaisla; Leisiö, Larisa; Erkkilä, Riku; Qiu, Toivo E. H. Helsinki University Library 9789515180858
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Finnish
Declension
Kuvaj a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 919 930 3
References