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Where does “heitteille” come from?

heitteille (Finnish) comes from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

heitteille (Finnish): abandoned, neglected

Definitions

  1. abandoned, neglected

Ancestry of “heitteille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittääto throw, cast; with "ulos" , to expel, e.g. from...
2Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
3Proto-Finnicšej-—
4Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje—
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