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Where does “emäksinen” come from?

emäksinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish emäs, from Finnish emä, from Proto-Finnic emä, from Proto-Uralic emä — mother.

emäksinen (Finnish): alkaline, basic; mafic

Definitions

  1. alkaline, basic; mafic

Ancestry of “emäksinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishemäsbase
2Finnishemämother; mother of an animal, dam; womb
3Proto-Finnicemämother
4Proto-Uralicemämother

Words derived from “emäksinen”

  • emäksisyys
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