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Where does “brutaalisti” come from?

brutaalisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish brutaali, from Medieval Latin brutalis, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

brutaalisti (Finnish): brutally

Definitions

  1. brutally

Ancestry of “brutaalisti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbrutaalibrutal
2Medieval Latinbrutalissavage, stupid
3Latinbrūtus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
5Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
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