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Where does “lyöttää” come from?

lyöttää (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyödä, from Proto-Finnic löödäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewe- — to throw, shoot.

lyöttää (Finnish): To have something minted

Definitions

  1. To have something minted

Ancestry of “lyöttää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyödäto hit, strike, knock; to beat; to hurl, chuck,...
2Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot

Words derived from “lyöttää”

  • lyöttäytyä
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