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Where does “talviolympialaiset” come from?

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

talviolympialaiset (Finnish): Winter Olympics, Olympic Winter Games

Definitions

  1. Winter Olympics, Olympic Winter Games

Ancestry of “talviolympialaiset”, step by step

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