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Where does “luonnonparantaja” come from?

luonnonparantaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish parantaja, from Finnish parantaa, from Finnish para, from Swedish bära, from Old Swedish bara, from Old Norse bára, from Proto-Germanic bazaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰosós — to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot.

luonnonparantaja (Finnish): naturopath

Definitions

  1. naturopath

Ancestry of “luonnonparantaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishparantajahealer
2Finnishparantaato improve, better; to heal, cure
3FinnishparaA being created to bring milk or butter to its...
4Swedishbärato carry; to lift and transport anywhere else; to...
5Old Swedishbarato bare, make bare
6Old Norsebárawave, billow
7Proto-Germanicbazazbare, naked
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰosósbare, barefoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰos-to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot
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