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Where does “moukarinheitto” come from?

moukarinheitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish heitto, from Finnish heittää, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.

moukarinheitto (Finnish): hammer throw

Definitions

  1. hammer throw

Ancestry of “moukarinheitto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheittothrow, cast, shy; toss; shot
2Finnishheittääto throw, cast; with "ulos" , to expel, e.g. from...
3Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
4Proto-Finnicšej-—
5Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje—
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