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Where does “peura” come from?

peura (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pëtra.

peura (Finnish): a reindeer or a caribou, a general term used to...

Definitions

  1. a reindeer or a caribou, a general term used to...

Ancestry of “peura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*pëtra—

Words derived from “peura”

  • laukonpeura
  • peuranvasa
  • metsäpeura
  • kääpiöpeura
  • virginianpeura
  • peuranliha
  • villipeura
  • peuranmetsästys
  • tunturipeura
  • suomenpeura
  • valkohäntäpeura
  • peuranpyynti
  • peurannahka
  • peuran
  • jalopeura
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