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Where does “draamallinen” come from?

draamallinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish draama, from Ancient Greek δρᾶμα, from Ancient Greek δράω, from Proto-Hellenic dráwō, from Proto-Indo-European dréwh₂-eti — to run, act.

draamallinen (Finnish): dramatic

Definitions

  1. dramatic

Ancestry of “draamallinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishdraamadrama
2Ancient Greekδρᾶμαa deed, act; one of the three types of ancient...
3Ancient GreekδράωI act, I take action, I achieve
4Proto-Hellenicdráwō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandréwh₂-etito run, act

Words derived from “draamallinen”

  • draamallisuus
  • draamallisesti
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