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Where does “säkeistö” come from?

säkeistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish säe, from Finnish säie, from Finnish sää, from Proto-Finnic sää, from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe — air.

säkeistö (Finnish): stanza, strophe, staff, stave

Definitions

  1. stanza, strophe, staff, stave

Ancestry of “säkeistö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsäeline, verse
2Finnishsäiethread, strand, fibre, filament; thread; string
3Finnishsääweather; you; fiber, thread, strand
4Proto-Finnicsääweather
5Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair
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