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Where does “kova” come from?

kova (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kova — hard.

kova (Finnish): hard; strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard,...

Definitions

  1. hard; strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard,...

Ancestry of “kova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickovahard

Words derived from “kova”

  • kovite
  • kovittaa
  • kovuus
  • kovakumi
  • luunkova
  • kovaääninen
  • kovete
  • kovettaa
  • kovettaminen
  • kovetus
  • valtimonkovetustauti
  • kova pähkinä purtavaksi
  • kovakuoriainen
  • kovaonninen
  • kovettua
  • kovettuminen
  • kovikekangas
  • kovistelu
  • valtimonkovettumatauti
  • koveta
  • kovettuma
  • kovike
  • kovistaa
  • kovakallo
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