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Where does “raittiusliike” come from?

raittiusliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish liike, from Finnish liikkua, from Proto-Finnic likudak, from Proto-Uralic likke-.

raittiusliike (Finnish): The temperance movement

Definitions

  1. The temperance movement

Ancestry of “raittiusliike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikemotion; movement; shop, business
2Finnishliikkuato move, stir; to travel, go; to exercise
3Proto-Finniclikudakmove
4Proto-Uraliclikke-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic likke- →