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Where does “hiera” come from?

hiera (Finnish) comes from Finnish hieroa, from Proto-Finnic heerodak.

hiera (Finnish): grindstone

Definitions

  1. grindstone

Ancestry of “hiera”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhieroato rub; to massage
2Proto-Finnicheerodak—

Words derived from “hiera”

  • hiertymä
  • hiertokone
  • hiertyä
  • hierto
  • hiertää
Every word from Proto-Finnic heerodak →