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Where does “talvikisa” come from?

talvikisa (Finnish) comes from Finnish talvi, from Proto-Finnic talvi, from Proto-Uralic tälwä — winter.

talvikisa (Finnish): in plural, Winter Olympics; Any sports- or other...

Definitions

  1. in plural, Winter Olympics; Any sports- or other...

Ancestry of “talvikisa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalviwinter
2Proto-Finnictalviwinter
3Proto-Uralictälwäwinter
Every word from Proto-Uralic tälwä →