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Where does “tavan” come from?

tavan (Finnish) comes from Finnish tapa, from Proto-Finnic tapa — way, custom; nature.

tavan (Finnish): Genitive singular form of tapa; of a habit, of...

Definitions

  1. Genitive singular form of tapa; of a habit, of...

Ancestry of “tavan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtapacustom; habit; manner
2Proto-Finnictapaway, custom; nature

Words derived from “tavan”

  • tavanomainen
  • epätavanomainen
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