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Where does “oikaisu” come from?

oikaisu (Finnish) comes from Finnish oikaista, from Finnish oikea, from Proto-Finnic oikeda, from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa.

oikaisu (Finnish): shortcut; taking a shortcut; recovery from an...

Definitions

  1. shortcut; taking a shortcut; recovery from an...

Ancestry of “oikaisu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishoikaistaTo straighten, correct, rectify, amend, revise;...
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—

Words derived from “oikaisu”

  • oikaisuluku
  • oikaisulukija
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