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Where does “savu” come from?

savu (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic savu, from Proto-Finno-Permic sawe.

savu (Finnish): smoke; a residential building with a chimney, a...

Definitions

  1. smoke; a residential building with a chimney, a...

Ancestry of “savu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsavu—
2Proto-Finno-Permicsawe—

Words derived from “savu”

  • kylmäsavustus
  • savukanava
  • savusilli
  • savuton
  • savusauna
  • musta savuttaja
  • savuttaja
  • savunmakuinen
  • savuttomuus
  • savuta
  • savuava
  • tammensavurousku
  • savurousku
  • savuliha
  • savuseitikki
  • savukalasalaatti
  • savuankerias
  • savukala
  • hätäsavu
  • sähkösavuke
  • tupakansavu
  • savumerkki
  • savutella
  • savustin
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