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Where does “heiluri” come from?

heiluri (Finnish) comes from Finnish heilua, from Proto-Finnic heiludak.

heiluri (Finnish): pendulum

Definitions

  1. pendulum

Ancestry of “heiluri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheiluato swing, to sway, to rock; to be loose; to swing
2Proto-Finnicheiludak—

Words derived from “heiluri”

  • heilurikello
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