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Where does “reunus” come from?

reunus (Finnish) comes from Finnish reuna, from Proto-Finnic reuna — edge.

reunus (Finnish): skirt, edge, border, curb; bordure

Definitions

  1. skirt, edge, border, curb; bordure

Ancestry of “reunus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreunarim; brink, edge, border; boundary
2Proto-Finnicreunaedge

Words derived from “reunus”

  • reunuste
  • reunustaa
Every word from Proto-Finnic reuna →