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Where does “karvas” come from?

karvas (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic karvas, from Proto-Germanic harwaz.

karvas (Finnish): bitter; a type of boat used to drag a seine

Definitions

  1. bitter; a type of boat used to drag a seine

Ancestry of “karvas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickarvasbitter
2Proto-Germanicharwaz—

Words derived from “karvas”

  • karvassuola
  • karvashapero
  • karvaskurkku
  • karvaslimaseitikki
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