Finnish word Kauno comes from Proto-Indo-European *skownis, and later Proto-Germanic *skauniz (Beautiful, shining.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*skownis | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
*skauniz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Beautiful, shining. |
*kaunis | Proto-Finnic (fiu-fin-pro) | |
kaunis | Finnish (fin) | Beautiful. |
Kauno | Finnish (fin) | A male given name.. |