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Where does “pööre” come from?

pööre (Estonian) comes from Estonian -e, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

pööre (Estonian): turning, rotation; revolution; person

Definitions

  1. turning, rotation; revolution; person

Ancestry of “pööre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonian-eDerives nouns from verbs; Derives adjectives
2Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
3Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

Words derived from “pööre”

  • pöördsõna
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