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Where does “nälkäkuuri” come from?

nälkäkuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuuri, from German Kür, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kure, from Arabic كره, from Arabic كُرَة, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.

nälkäkuuri (Finnish): fasting, starvation regimen

Definitions

  1. fasting, starvation regimen

Ancestry of “nälkäkuuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuuricure, treatment, regimen; Courlander; Curonian
2GermanKürchoice; free skating
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickure—
4Arabicكرهto be disgusted, to feel disgust; to detest, to...
5Arabicكُرَةball; a ball, a mass, a clump; a ball, a mass, a...
6Old Persian𐎹𐎢𐎴Ionia
7Ancient GreekἼωνone of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of...
8Ancient GreekἸᾱ́ϝωνIonian
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