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Where does “rukous” come from?

rukous (Finnish) comes from Finnish -us, from Proto-Finnic -us.

rukous (Finnish): prayer; rogation

Definitions

  1. prayer; rogation

Ancestry of “rukous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-usForms nouns from verbs, describing an action or...
2Proto-Finnic-us—

Words derived from “rukous”

  • rukousmatto
  • ruokarukous
  • ehtoollisrukous
  • rukouslippu
  • aamurukous
  • rukouskirja
  • rukouspesu
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