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Where does “sima” come from?

sima (Finnish) comes from English sima, from Ancient Greek σιμός — snub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...

sima (Finnish): a nonalcoholic or low-alcohol drink made from...

Definitions

  1. a nonalcoholic or low-alcohol drink made from...

Ancestry of “sima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsimaThe upturned edge of a roof which acts as a...
2Ancient Greekσιμόςsnub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...

Words derived from “sima”

  • tuoksusimake
  • simanuppiseitikki
  • simapanimo
  • simake
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