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Where does “ohimenevästi” come from?

ohimenevästi (Finnish) comes from Finnish ohimenevä, from Finnish menevä, from Finnish mennä, from Proto-Finnic mendäk, from Proto-Uralic mene- — to go.

ohimenevästi (Finnish): transiently, momentarily, briefly

Definitions

  1. transiently, momentarily, briefly

Ancestry of “ohimenevästi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishohimenevätransient, transitory, passing
2Finnishmeneväactive, busy; popular, fashionable, trendy;...
3Finnishmennäto go; to take, pass, spend, go
4Proto-Finnicmendäkto go
5Proto-Uralicmene-to go
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