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Where does “paarma” come from?

paarma (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic parma, from Proto-Finno-Permic parma.

paarma (Finnish): horsefly, breezefly, gadfly, forest fly

Definitions

  1. horsefly, breezefly, gadfly, forest fly

Ancestry of “paarma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicparmahorsefly, gadfly
2Proto-Finno-Permicparma—

Words derived from “paarma”

  • suppupaarma
  • nautapaarma
  • hevospaarma
  • paarmalintu
  • sokkopaarma
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic parma →