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Where does “eristää” come from?

eristää (Finnish) comes from Finnish eri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *erei, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

eristää (Finnish): to isolate, seclude, sequester; to quarantine; to...

Definitions

  1. to isolate, seclude, sequester; to quarantine; to...

Ancestry of “eristää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheridifferent, other, another; different, separate;...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*erei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Words derived from “eristää”

  • eristysnauha
  • eristäytyä
  • eristin
  • eristäjä
  • eristeinen
  • eriste
  • eristys
  • äänieristys
  • äänieristää
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →