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Where does “porvari” come from?

porvari (Finnish) comes from Swedish borgare, from Swedish borg, from English Cyborg, from English organism, from French organisme, from French -ïsme, from Latin -isma, from Latin -ismus — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

porvari (Finnish): merchant, shopowner; a person having bourgeois...

Definitions

  1. merchant, shopowner; a person having bourgeois...

Ancestry of “porvari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishborgarea member of the bourgeoisie, a town-dweller, a...
2Swedishborga fortified castle; a borg
3EnglishCyborg—
4EnglishorganismA discrete and complete living thing, such as...
5Frenchorganismeorganism; organisation
6French-ïsme-ism, variant of -isme following vowels
7Latin-ismaAlternative form of -ismus; -ism
8Latin-ismus-ism
9Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
10Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
11Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

Words derived from “porvari”

  • porvaristo
  • poroporvari
  • porvarillistaa
  • porvarillinen
  • tervaporvari
  • poroporvarillinen
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