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Where does “ostohimo” come from?

ostohimo (Finnish) comes from Finnish osto, from Finnish ostaa, from Proto-Finnic ostadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

ostohimo (Finnish): oniomania

Definitions

  1. oniomania

Ancestry of “ostohimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostopurchase
2FinnishostaaTo buy, purchase
3Proto-Finnicostadakto buy
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
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