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Where does “ruori” come from?

ruori (Finnish) comes from Swedish rör, from Old Swedish rør, from Old Norse reyrr, from Proto-Germanic rauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European resg- — to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

ruori (Finnish): helm

Definitions

  1. helm

Ancestry of “ruori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishröra reed, a cane, a straw; a cane; a reed
2Old Swedishrør—
3Old Norsereyrrreed
4Proto-Germanicrauzaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanresg-to weave, plait; to plait, wattle; to weave, to...

Words derived from “ruori”

  • ruorimies
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