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Where does “rosvo” come from?

rosvo (Finnish) comes from Russian разбо́йник, from Russian -ни́к, from Proto-Slavic -ьnikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

rosvo (Finnish): robber, bandit, brigand

Definitions

  1. robber, bandit, brigand

Ancestry of “rosvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianразбо́йник—
2Russian-ни́к—
3Proto-Slavic-ьnikъFrom base concept nouns, forms agent nouns who...
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Words derived from “rosvo”

  • ilmarosvous
  • rosvous
  • pankkirosvo
  • merirosvoradio
  • merirosvolaiva
  • rosvopaisti
  • rosvota
  • ilmarosvo
  • palmurosvo
  • merirosvous
  • merirosvo
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