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Where does “silmakirjatsus” come from?

silmakirjatsus (Estonian) comes from Estonian silmakirjatsema, from Estonian -tsema — Forms frequentative verbs.

silmakirjatsus (Estonian): hypocrisy

Definitions

  1. hypocrisy

Ancestry of “silmakirjatsus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansilmakirjatsemato be hypocritical
2Estonian-tsemaForms frequentative verbs
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