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Where does “lähiviikko” come from?

lähiviikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikko, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...

lähiviikko (Finnish): Any of the next or past few weeks; mostly used in...

Definitions

  1. Any of the next or past few weeks; mostly used in...

Ancestry of “lähiviikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviikkoweek
2Proto-Germanicwikǭsequence; week
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyg-to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
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