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Where does “kuokkavieras” come from?

kuokkavieras (Finnish) comes from Finnish vieras, from Proto-Finnic veeras, from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.

kuokkavieras (Finnish): uninvited guest, intruder, gatecrasher

Definitions

  1. uninvited guest, intruder, gatecrasher

Ancestry of “kuokkavieras”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvierasunfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor
2Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
3Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
4Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—
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