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Where does “salamoida” come from?

salamoida (Finnish) comes from Finnish Salama, from Proto-Finnic salama, from Proto-Uralic śala.

salamoida (Finnish): To lighten, flash; To blaze, flash

Definitions

  1. To lighten, flash; To blaze, flash

Ancestry of “salamoida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSalama—
2Proto-Finnicsalamalightning
3Proto-Uralicśala—
Every word from Proto-Uralic śala →