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Where does “loimi” come from?

loimi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic loimi, from Proto-Finnic loodak, from Proto-Uralic loŋe- — to throw, push away.

loimi (Finnish): warp; rug , blanket , caparison

Definitions

  1. warp; rug , blanket , caparison

Ancestry of “loimi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicloimiwarp
2Proto-Finnicloodakto throw, to cast, to launch; to create, to make
3Proto-Uralicloŋe-to throw, push away
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