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Where does “saun” come from?
saun (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic sakna, from Proto-Germanic stakna-.
saun
(Estonian): sauna
Definitions
sauna
Ancestry of “saun”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Finnic
sakna
sauna
2
Proto-Germanic
stakna-
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Words derived from “saun”
sōna
Every word from Proto-Germanic stakna- →
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