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Where does “haavoittuvaisuus” come from?

haavoittuvaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish haavoittuvainen, from Finnish haavoittuva, from Finnish haavoittua, from Finnish haavoittaa, from Finnish haava, from Proto-Finnic haava, from Proto-Germanic hawwą, from Proto-Germanic hawwaną — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...

haavoittuvaisuus (Finnish): vulnerability

Definitions

  1. vulnerability

Ancestry of “haavoittuvaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaavoittuvainen—
2Finnishhaavoittuvavulnerable; Present active participle of...
3Finnishhaavoittuato be wounded; to make it safely to the next base...
4Finnishhaavoittaato wound, injure, hurt
5Finnishhaavawound, sore; ulcer; especially in compound terms,...
6Proto-Finnichaavawound
7Proto-Germanichawwąblow, hit
8Proto-Germanichawwanąto hew, to chop; to forge
9Proto-Celticsukkos—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-pig, hog, swine
11Proto-Indo-EuropeansewH-to bear; to give birth
12Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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