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Where does “sivuseinä” come from?

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

sivuseinä (Finnish): sidewall; sidewall, side wall

Definitions

  1. sidewall; sidewall, side wall

Ancestry of “sivuseinä”, step by step

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