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Where does “poimu” come from?

poimu (Finnish) comes from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u.

poimu (Finnish): fold, warp, crease, wrinkle, ruga

Definitions

  1. fold, warp, crease, wrinkle, ruga

Ancestry of “poimu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
2Proto-Finnic-u—

Words derived from “poimu”

  • aivopoimu
  • jalkapoimuvampyyri
  • satulapoimu
  • poimuinen
  • ihopoimu
  • poimuttua
  • poimukas
  • poimuttaa
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