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Where does “soveltaa” come from?

soveltaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish sopia, from Proto-Finnic sopidak, from Proto-Finnic sopa, from Proto-Uralic śopa.

soveltaa (Finnish): To apply; Third-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. To apply; Third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “soveltaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsopiato fit; to suit, to be suitable; to comport with,...
2Proto-Finnicsopidakto fit; to suit, to be suitable
3Proto-Finnicsopagarment, piece of clothing; clothes
4Proto-Uralicśopa—

Words derived from “soveltaa”

  • sovellusala
  • sovellus
  • mobiilisovellus
  • sovelma
  • soveltaminen
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