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Where does “suvi” come from?

suvi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic suvi, from Proto-Uralic suŋe — summer.

suvi (Finnish): summer; south

Definitions

  1. summer; south

Ancestry of “suvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicsuvisummer; south
2Proto-Uralicsuŋesummer

Words derived from “suvi”

  • Suvi
  • suviseitikki
  • suviyö
Every word from Proto-Uralic suŋe →