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Where does “ojuri” come from?
ojuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish oja, from Proto-Slavic oje, from Proto-Indo-European h₂oyHsos.
Ancestry of “ojuri”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Finnish
oja
ditch, trench; small natural brook
2
Proto-Slavic
oje
thill, shaft
3
Proto-Indo-European
h₂oyHsos
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