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Where does “söötti” come from?

söötti (Finnish) comes from Swedish söt, from Old Swedish söter, from Old Norse sœtr, from Proto-Germanic swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European swéh₂dus, from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- — sweet.

söötti (Finnish): cute, sweet

Definitions

  1. cute, sweet

Ancestry of “söötti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsötsweet; of the taste of sugar; sweet; not salty;...
2Old Swedishsöter—
3Old Norsesœtrsweet
4Proto-Germanicswōtuzsweet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéh₂dussweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeansweh₂d-sweet

Words derived from “söötti”

  • söpöläinen
  • söpö
  • söpöliini
  • söpösti
  • söötisti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sweh₂d- →