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Where does “luuri” come from?

luuri (Finnish) comes from Latin flōrentīnus, from Latin Flōrentia, from Latin flōrens, from Latin flōreō, from Latin flōs, from Proto-Italic flōs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.

luuri (Finnish): A handset of a telephone; headphones, headset; A...

Definitions

  1. A handset of a telephone; headphones, headset; A...

Ancestry of “luuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinflōrentīnus—
2LatinFlōrentia—
3Latinflōrens—
4Latinflōreō—
5Latinflōs—
6Proto-Italicflōsflower, blossom
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-sflower, blossom
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleh₃-bloom, flower
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
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