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Where does “hurmeinen” come from?

hurmeinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hurme, from Ottoman Turkish خرما, from Classical Persian خُرْمَا, from Pahlavi hwlmʾk'.

hurmeinen (Finnish): bloody

Definitions

  1. bloody

Ancestry of “hurmeinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhurmegore, blood
2Ottoman Turkishخرماdate
3Classical Persianخُرْمَا—
4Pahlavihwlmʾk'—
Every word from Pahlavi hwlmʾk' →