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Where does “imarrella” come from?

imarrella (Finnish) comes from Finnish imartaa, from Finnish imelä, from Proto-Finnic imelä, from Proto-Finno-Permic jimä.

imarrella (Finnish): To flatter, compliment, to butter up, soft-soap,...

Definitions

  1. To flatter, compliment, to butter up, soft-soap,...

Ancestry of “imarrella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishimartaa—
2Finnishimeläoverly sweet, sugary, syrupy; cloying, syrupy
3Proto-Finnicimelä—
4Proto-Finno-Permicjimä—

Words derived from “imarrella”

  • imartelija
  • imartelu
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