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Where does “erotus” come from?

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

erotus (Finnish): difference; difference, relative complement;...

Definitions

  1. difference; difference, relative complement;...

Ancestry of “erotus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisherottaato separate; to divide; to fire, dismiss
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—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →