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Where does “niisistö” come from?

niisistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish niisi, from Proto-Finnic niici, from Proto-Finnic niiti.

niisistö (Finnish): The heddles of a loom collectively

Definitions

  1. The heddles of a loom collectively

Ancestry of “niisistö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniisiheddle, heald; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finnicniiciheddle
3Proto-Finnicniiti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic niiti →