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Where does “kuoha” come from?

kuoha (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuohua, from Finnish kuohu, from Proto-Finnic koohu.

kuoha (Finnish): foam

Definitions

  1. foam

Ancestry of “kuoha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuohuato roil, roar, effervesce, seethe, foam; to be in...
2Finnishkuohufoam, froth; Indicative present connegative form...
3Proto-Finnickoohu—
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