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Where does “osaava” come from?

osaava (Finnish) comes from Finnish osata, from Proto-Finnic osat'ak.

osaava (Finnish): competent, adept, skillful

Definitions

  1. competent, adept, skillful

Ancestry of “osaava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishosatato know how , can; to know; Synonym of osua
2Proto-Finnicosat'ak—

Words derived from “osaava”

  • osaavasti
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