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Where does “saranoitu” come from?

saranoitu (Finnish) comes from Finnish saranoida, from Finnish sarana, from Proto-Finnic sarana — hinge on a door.

saranoitu (Finnish): hinged; past passive participle of saranoida

Definitions

  1. hinged; past passive participle of saranoida

Ancestry of “saranoitu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaranoidato hinge
2FinnishsaranaA hinge; A gudgeon; Essive singular form of...
3Proto-Finnicsaranahinge on a door
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