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Where does “süva” come from?

süva (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic cüvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä.

süva (Estonian): deep

Definitions

  1. deep

Ancestry of “süva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniccüvädeep
2Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä—

Words derived from “süva”

  • süvameri
  • sügav
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