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Where does “eroavainen” come from?

eroavainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish eroava, from Finnish erota, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

eroavainen (Finnish): differing, different

Definitions

  1. differing, different

Ancestry of “eroavainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheroavadiffering; outgoing; Present active participle of...
2Finnisherotato divorce; to differ, be different; to resign
3Finnisherodifference, distinction; Short for avioero;...
4Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Finnic-o—
6Proto-Uralic-w—

Words derived from “eroavainen”

  • eroavaisuus
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →