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Where does “koiranuinti” come from?

koiranuinti (Finnish) comes from Finnish uinti, from Finnish uida, from Proto-Finnic uidak, from Proto-Uralic uje-, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís — resin, gum; to say, speak.

koiranuinti (Finnish): dog paddle

Definitions

  1. dog paddle

Ancestry of “koiranuinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuintiswimming
2Finnishuidato swim; to bathe
3Proto-Finnicuidakto swim
4Proto-Uralicuje-to swim
5Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
6Proto-Slavicsьthis
7Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
10Middle Englishkyt—
11Germankitt—
12Old High Germankuti—
13Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
14Proto-Germanickweduzresin
15Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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