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Where does “švaa” come from?
švaa (Finnish) comes from German Schwa, from Hebrew שְׁוָא.
švaa
(Finnish): schwa
Definitions
schwa
Ancestry of “švaa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
German
Schwa
schwa; shva
2
Hebrew
שְׁוָא
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Words derived from “švaa”
švaavokaali
Every word from Hebrew שְׁוָא →