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Where does “ilman” come from?

ilman (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilma, from Proto-Finnic ilma, from Proto-Uralic ilma — sky, heaven; ? weather; ? god.

ilman (Finnish): without; Genitive singular form of ilma

Definitions

  1. without; Genitive singular form of ilma

Ancestry of “ilman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmaair; weather
2Proto-Finnicilmaair; sky; weather
3Proto-Uralicilmasky, heaven; ? weather; ? god

Words derived from “ilman”

  • ilmanvastus
  • ilman että
Every word from Proto-Uralic ilma →