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Where does “laihduttava” come from?

laihduttava (Finnish) comes from Finnish laihduttaa, from Finnish laihtua, from Finnish -tua, from Ido tu, from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz.

laihduttava (Finnish): losing weight or trying to lose weight; slimming;...

Definitions

  1. losing weight or trying to lose weight; slimming;...

Ancestry of “laihduttava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaihduttaato lose, lose weight, slim, slim down reduce; to...
2Finnishlaihtuato lose weight; to become thinner or less
3Finnish-tuaForms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
4Idotuyou , thou
5Spanishtúyou; thou
6Latintuusyour
7Russianтузace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy
8Polishtuzace; luminary, person of importance in their...
9Polishtuhere
10Polishbyćto be
11Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
12Old Polishmóc—
13Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
14Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
15Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-—
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