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Where does “narina” come from?

narina (Finnish) comes from Finnish narista — to creak, to squeak; "~ + elative": to quibble,...

narina (Finnish): creak; vocal fry; complaining, gripe, quibble

Definitions

  1. creak; vocal fry; complaining, gripe, quibble

Ancestry of “narina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnaristato creak, to squeak; "~ + elative": to quibble,...
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