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Where does “solmuke” come from?

solmuke (Finnish) comes from Finnish solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmu, from Proto-Finnic solmi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric ćolme — knot, bundle; to bind.

solmuke (Finnish): bow tie

Definitions

  1. bow tie

Ancestry of “solmuke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsolmuknot; knot, deadlock; vertex
2Proto-Finnicsolmu—
3Proto-Finnicsolmiknot
4Proto-Finno-Ugricćolmeknot, bundle; to bind

Words derived from “solmuke”

  • imusolmukesyöpä
  • imusolmuke
  • imusolmukeajos
  • imusolmuketauti
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