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Where does “seeme” come from?

seeme (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic seemen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

seeme (Estonian): seed

Definitions

  1. seed

Ancestry of “seeme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicseemenseed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “seeme”

  • seemnevedelik
  • seemnepurse
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