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Where does “suosinta” come from?

suosinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish suosia, from Finnish suoda, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.

suosinta (Finnish): favoring

Definitions

  1. favoring

Ancestry of “suosinta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuosiato favor/favour
2Finnishsuodato give, allow, permit, grant, let; Indicative...
3Proto-Finnicsöödäkto eat
4Proto-Indo-EuropeansuH-é—
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