Where does “povata” come from?
povata (Finnish) comes from Swedish spå, from Old Norse spá, from Proto-Germanic spahōną, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
povata (Finnish): to divine, foretell, bode
Definitions
- to divine, foretell, bode
Ancestry of “povata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | spå | to foretell; to tell the future and fortune; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | spá | a prophecy; to prophesy, to foretell |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spahōną | to observe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |
Words derived from “povata”