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Where does “punoa” come from?

punoa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic punodak, from Proto-Uralic puna- — spin.

punoa (Finnish): to intertwine, twine, weave

Definitions

  1. to intertwine, twine, weave

Ancestry of “punoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpunodakto twine, to weave
2Proto-Uralicpuna-spin

Words derived from “punoa”

  • puno
  • korinpunonta
  • punonta
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