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Where does “jyväjemmari” come from?

jyväjemmari (Finnish) comes from Finnish jemmari, from Finnish jemmata, from Swedish gömma, from Old Swedish gøma, from Old Norse geyma, from Proto-Germanic gaumijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

jyväjemmari (Finnish): hayseed, yokel, bumpkin, boor, hick, clodhopper

Definitions

  1. hayseed, yokel, bumpkin, boor, hick, clodhopper

Ancestry of “jyväjemmari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjemmari—
2Finnishjemmatato hide, stash, stockpile
3Swedishgömmaplace where things are hidden or stashed away; to...
4Old Swedishgømato heed, mind; to keep, preserve, store
5Old Norsegeymakeep, watch
6Proto-Germanicgaumijanąto heed, notice, observe, keep
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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