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Where does “olohuone” come from?

olohuone (Finnish) comes from Finnish olo, from Finnish olla, from Proto-Finnic oldak, from Proto-Uralic wole- — to be, become; be, will be.

olohuone (Finnish): living room

Definitions

  1. living room

Ancestry of “olohuone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholobeing, the action of the verb olla; feeling,...
2Finnishollato be; to be, constitute, make up, form; to have;...
3Proto-Finnicoldakto be
4Proto-Uralicwole-to be, become; be, will be

Words derived from “olohuone”

  • olkkari
Every word from Proto-Uralic wole- →