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Where does “lanne” come from?

lanne (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic landeh, from Proto-Germanic landį̄, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

lanne (Finnish): hip, haunch

Definitions

  1. hip, haunch

Ancestry of “lanne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclandehhip
2Proto-Germaniclandį̄waist, loin; kidney
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “lanne”

  • lannenikama
  • lannevaate
  • lannepisto
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