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Where does “kiire” come from?

kiire (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic kiireh — hurry, haste.

kiire (Estonian): fast; hurry, haste; rush

Definitions

  1. fast; hurry, haste; rush

Ancestry of “kiire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickiirehhurry, haste

Words derived from “kiire”

  • kiirus
  • kiiruspiirik
  • kiiresti
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