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Where does “laantua” come from?

laantua (Finnish) comes from Finnish -ntua, from Finnish -ua, from Proto-Finnic -üdäk.

laantua (Finnish): to abate, subside; to die down

Definitions

  1. to abate, subside; to die down

Ancestry of “laantua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-ntuaForms reflexive or inchoative intransitive verbs
2Finnish-uaForms stative or inchoative intransitive verbs...
3Proto-Finnic-üdäk—

Words derived from “laantua”

  • laantumaton
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