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Where does “avokallio” come from?

avokallio (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kallio, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kallijo, from Proto-Germanic hallijǭ.

avokallio (Finnish): bare cliff

Definitions

  1. bare cliff

Ancestry of “avokallio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKallio—
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*kallijo—
3Proto-Germanichallijǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hallijǭ →