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Where does “riitasointu” come from?

riitasointu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Sointu, from Finnish sointua, from Finnish soida, from Proto-Finnic soidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śoje.

riitasointu (Finnish): discord, dissonance

Definitions

  1. discord, dissonance

Ancestry of “riitasointu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSointu—
2Finnishsointuato harmonize, to tune; Partitive singular form...
3Finnishsoidato sound; to ring
4Proto-Finnicsoidak—
5Proto-Finno-Ugricśoje—

Words derived from “riitasointu”

  • riitasointuinen
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