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Where does “suuriruhtinaskunta” come from?

suuriruhtinaskunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish suuriruhtinas, from Finnish ruhtinas, from Proto-Finnic ruhtinas, from Proto-Germanic druhtinaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

suuriruhtinaskunta (Finnish): grand duchy

Definitions

  1. grand duchy

Ancestry of “suuriruhtinaskunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuuriruhtinasgrand duke
2Finnishruhtinasprince
3Proto-Finnicruhtinas—
4Proto-Germanicdruhtinazleader, lord
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
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