kaunis
Estonian
adj
Definitions
- beautiful
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Finnic *kaunis derived from Proto-Germanic *skauniz (beautiful, shining, shiny).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*skauniz
Gloss
beautiful, shining, shiny
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- back English
- sheen English
- sheener English
- sheenest English
- sheenful English
- sheenless English
- sheenly English
- kaunis Finnish
- Schöngeist German
- Schönheit German
- Schönling German
- Schönredner German
- Schönschrift German
- Schönwetter German
- bildschön German
- formschön German
- schön German
- schönfärben German
- schöngeistig German
- schönreden German
- schöntun German
- unschön German
- verschönern German
- wunderschön German
- *(s)kewh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)ḱoun- Proto-Indo-European
- *(s)ḱown- Proto-Indo-European
- *skaunistaz Proto-Germanic
- *skauniz Proto-Germanic
- *skaunizô Proto-Germanic
- skön Swedish
- skönhet Swedish
- scȳne Old English
- shene Middle English
- scōni Old High German
- schœne Middle High German
- 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌿𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *skaunī gmw-pro
- kaunitar Estonian
- scōni Old Dutch
- skōni Old Dutch
- *kaunis Proto-Finnic
- skōni Old Saxon
- skön Old Swedish
- jönik Volapük
- schön Central Franconian
- kaunis Karelian