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Where does “pohjatuuli” come from?

pohjatuuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.

pohjatuuli (Finnish): north wind

Definitions

  1. north wind

Ancestry of “pohjatuuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjabottom; bed; fundament
2Proto-Finnicpohjabottom; base, foundation; north
3Proto-Finno-Permicpošja—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja →