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Where does “rokottaa” come from?

rokottaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish rokko, from Finnish nokkosrokko, from Finnish nokkonen, from Finnish nokka, from Proto-Finnic nokka — beak, bill.

rokottaa (Finnish): To vaccinate, inoculate

Definitions

  1. To vaccinate, inoculate

Ancestry of “rokottaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrokkopock; pox; used of some plant diseases which...
2Finnishnokkosrokkourticaria
3Finnishnokkonennettle; stinging nettle
4Finnishnokkabeak, bill, rostrum; beak; front of a car or...
5Proto-Finnicnokkabeak, bill

Words derived from “rokottaa”

  • rokote
  • kolmoisrokote
  • rokotusarpi
  • rokotus
Every word from Proto-Finnic nokka →