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Where does “novapurkaus” come from?

novapurkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish purkaus, from Finnish purkaa, from Proto-Finnic purkadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic purka-.

novapurkaus (Finnish): nova eruption

Definitions

  1. nova eruption

Ancestry of “novapurkaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpurkausan eruption; a discharge; a fit, blow-up,...
2Finnishpurkaato dismantle, dissemble, take apart, disassemble,...
3Proto-Finnicpurkadak—
4Proto-Finno-Permicpurka-—
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