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Where does “hiottu” come from?

hiottu (Finnish) comes from Finnish hioa, from Proto-Finnic hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija-.

hiottu (Finnish): honed, polished, refined, sanded; Past passive...

Definitions

  1. honed, polished, refined, sanded; Past passive...

Ancestry of “hiottu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhioato grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand
2Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
3Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—

Words derived from “hiottu”

  • ruusuhiottu
  • briljanttihiottu
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