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Where does “hohtaa” come from?

hohtaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish hohkaa, from Proto-Finnic hohkadak.

hohtaa (Finnish): To glow, shine, glimmer, gleam

Definitions

  1. To glow, shine, glimmer, gleam

Ancestry of “hohtaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhohkaa—
2Proto-Finnichohkadak—

Words derived from “hohtaa”

  • hohtoturpiaali
  • tarunhohtoinen
  • hohtoinen
  • kuparihohde
  • hohde
  • hohtodiodi
  • hohto
  • hohtomuura
Every word from Proto-Finnic hohkadak →