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Where does “seinemmälle” come from?

seinemmälle (Finnish) comes from Finnish seinä, from Proto-Finnic saina — wall.

seinemmälle (Finnish): closer to wall

Definitions

  1. closer to wall

Ancestry of “seinemmälle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall
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