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Where does “erottaa” come from?

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

erottaa (Finnish): to separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss

Definitions

  1. to separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss

Ancestry of “erottaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “erottaa”

  • erota
  • erottamaton
  • erottelukyky
  • erottelu
  • erotin
  • erotella
  • erottaa
  • erotus
  • sisäeronto
  • eroava
  • eroavaisuus
  • eroavainen
  • ulkoeronto
  • eronto
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