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Where does “pääverbi” come from?

pääverbi (Finnish) comes from Finnish verbi, from Swedish verb, from Latin verbum, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

pääverbi (Finnish): main verb

Definitions

  1. main verb

Ancestry of “pääverbi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverbiverb
2Swedishverbverb
3Latinverbumword; proverb, saying; verb
4Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
5Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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