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Where does “paksuntaa” come from?

paksuntaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish paksu, from Proto-Finnic paksu, from Proto-Indo-European bʰénǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

paksuntaa (Finnish): to fatten; to thicken; to bold

Definitions

  1. to fatten; to thicken; to bold

Ancestry of “paksuntaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaksuthick; bold; pregnant
2Proto-Finnicpaksuthick
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰénǵʰusdense, thick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰenǵʰ-thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
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