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Where does “pehmustaa” come from?

pehmustaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish pehmeä, from Proto-Finnic pehmedä — soft.

pehmustaa (Finnish): to pad

Definitions

  1. to pad

Ancestry of “pehmustaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
2Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft

Words derived from “pehmustaa”

  • pehmustettu
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