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Where does “airut” come from?

airut (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic airuz, from Proto-Indo-European ey- — to go.

airut (Finnish): harbinger, omen, messenger

Definitions

  1. harbinger, omen, messenger

Ancestry of “airut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicairuzmessenger; servant; herald
2Proto-Indo-Europeaney-to go

Words derived from “airut”

  • Aira
  • airutkuvio
  • Airi
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