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Where does “kirota” come from?

kirota (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kirot'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kira-.

kirota (Finnish): To curse, swear, damn; To curse someone, cast a...

Definitions

  1. To curse, swear, damn; To curse someone, cast a...

Ancestry of “kirota”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickirot'akto curse, to swear
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickira-—

Words derived from “kirota”

  • kirous
  • kiroilu
  • kiroilla
  • kirosana
  • kirkonkirous
  • kiroilupurkki
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