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Where does “lyhytnäköisesti” come from?

lyhytnäköisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyhytnäköinen, from Finnish näköinen, from Finnish näkö, from Proto-Finnic näko, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

lyhytnäköisesti (Finnish): shortsightedly

Definitions

  1. shortsightedly

Ancestry of “lyhytnäköisesti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhytnäköinenshort-sighted
2Finnishnäköinenlooking like; -looking, -like; -sighted, -eyed
3Finnishnäkösight, vision, eyesight; look, looks; face
4Proto-Finnicnäkosight, vision; look, appearance; face
5Proto-Finnic-o—
6Proto-Uralic-w—
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