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Where does “seiväs” come from?

seiväs (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic saibas, from Proto-Baltic staipas.

seiväs (Finnish): pole, stake

Definitions

  1. pole, stake

Ancestry of “seiväs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsaibaspole, stake
2Proto-Balticstaipas—

Words derived from “seiväs”

  • seiväshyppy
  • aidanseiväs
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