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Where does “holoseenikausi” come from?

holoseenikausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish holoseeni, from Ancient Greek ὅλος, from Proto-Indo-European solh₂wós, from Proto-Indo-European sōlh₂- — mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy.

holoseenikausi (Finnish): Holocene, the Holocene epoch

Definitions

  1. Holocene, the Holocene epoch

Ancestry of “holoseenikausi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishholoseeniHolocene
2Ancient Greekὅλοςwhole, entire, perfect, complete; absolute,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeansolh₂wós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansōlh₂-mercy, comfort; comfort, mercy

Words derived from “holoseenikausi”

  • holoseenikautinen
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