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Where does “sõda” come from?

sõda (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic sota, from Proto-Uralic śoďa — war.

sõda (Estonian): war

Definitions

  1. war

Ancestry of “sõda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
2Proto-Uralicśoďawar

Words derived from “sõda”

  • ristisõda
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