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Where does “peenendus” come from?

peenendus (Estonian) comes from Estonian peenendama, from Estonian peen, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.

peenendus (Estonian): palatalization

Definitions

  1. palatalization

Ancestry of “peenendus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpeenendamato refine, to make finer; to palatalize
2Estonianpeenfine; thin; fancy
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
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