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Where does “liiteri” come from?

liiteri (Finnish) comes from Swedish lider, from Proto-Germanic hlīþrō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléy-treh₂.

liiteri (Finnish): shed; woodshed

Definitions

  1. shed; woodshed

Ancestry of “liiteri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlidera shed
2Proto-Germanichlīþrōshelter, covering, tent
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléy-treh₂—

Words derived from “liiteri”

  • puuliiteri
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