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Where does “oikeistopiiri” come from?

oikeistopiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish oikeisto, from Finnish oikea, from Proto-Finnic oikeda, from Proto-Finno-Permic wojketa.

oikeistopiiri (Finnish): conservative circle

Definitions

  1. conservative circle

Ancestry of “oikeistopiiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeistothe right, the conservatives, right wing
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa—
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