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Where does “pavun” come from?

pavun (Finnish) comes from Finnish papu, from Proto-Finnic papu, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

pavun (Finnish): Genitive singular form of papu

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of papu

Ancestry of “pavun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpapubean; common bean; muscle, especially the biceps
2Proto-Finnicpapubean
3Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

Words derived from “pavun”

  • pavunvarsi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →