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Where does “misääri” come from?

misääri (Finnish) comes from French misère, from Latin miseria, from Latin miser, from Proto-Italic misseros, from Proto-Indo-European mēwdʰ- — to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...

misääri (Finnish): misère

Definitions

  1. misère

Ancestry of “misääri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmisèremisery; poverty; dear me! dear Lord! oh boy!...
2Latinmiseriamisfortune; misery, distress, affliction
3Latinmiserpoor, wretched, pitiful; miserable, unhappy;...
4Proto-Italicmisseros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēwdʰ-to complain, be emotional about; to complain or...
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