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Where does “pohjoisluode” come from?

pohjoisluode (Finnish) comes from Finnish luode, from Proto-Finnic loodeh, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

pohjoisluode (Finnish): north-northwest

Definitions

  1. north-northwest

Ancestry of “pohjoisluode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluodenorthwest; ebb
2Proto-Finnicloodeh—
3Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
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