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Where does “poljento” come from?

poljento (Finnish) comes from Finnish polkea, from Proto-Finnic polkedak.

poljento (Finnish): rhythm

Definitions

  1. rhythm

Ancestry of “poljento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolkeato stamp; to pedal; to treadle
2Proto-Finnicpolkedak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic polkedak →