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Where does “pehmyt” come from?

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

pehmyt (Finnish): soft

Definitions

  1. soft

Ancestry of “pehmyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
2Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft

Words derived from “pehmyt”

  • pehmytpillike
  • pehmytjäätelö
  • pehmis
Every word from Proto-Finnic pehmedä →