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Where does “isosimppu” come from?

isosimppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish iso, from Finnish isä, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

isosimppu (Finnish): A species of fish in the family Cottidae,...

Definitions

  1. A species of fish in the family Cottidae,...

Ancestry of “isosimppu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishisobig; large; great
2Finnishisäfather; Father
3Proto-Finnicicäfather
4Proto-Uralicićäfather
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →