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Where does “harvennin” come from?

harvennin (Finnish) comes from Finnish harventaa, from Finnish harva, from Proto-Finnic harva, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šorwa.

harvennin (Finnish): thinner

Definitions

  1. thinner

Ancestry of “harvennin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharventaato thin out; to thin; to rarefy
2Finnishharvainfrequent, sparse; thin; loose
3Proto-Finnicharva—
4Proto-Finno-Ugricšorwa—
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