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Where does “luuska” come from?

luuska (Finnish) comes from Russian ло́шадь, from Old East Slavic лошадь, from Old East Slavic лоша.

luuska (Finnish): nag

Definitions

  1. nag

Ancestry of “luuska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianло́шадь—
2Old East Slavicлошадь—
3Old East Slavicлоша—
Every word from Old East Slavic лоша →