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Where does “suoreta” come from?

suoreta (Finnish) comes from Finnish suora, from Proto-Finnic soora, from Arabic سُورَة — chapter of the Qur'an; sura.

suoreta (Finnish): To straighten

Definitions

  1. To straighten

Ancestry of “suoreta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuorastraight; straight, direct, truthful, frank;...
2Proto-Finnicsoorastraight
3Arabicسُورَةchapter of the Qur'an; sura
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