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Where does “kauhistaa” come from?

kauhistaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauhea, from Proto-Finnic kauheda.

kauhistaa (Finnish): To horrify

Definitions

  1. To horrify

Ancestry of “kauhistaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkauheaawful, dreadful, terrible; bad, unpleasant;...
2Proto-Finnickauheda—

Words derived from “kauhistaa”

  • kauhistua
  • kauhistella
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