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Where does “torut” come from?

torut (Finnish) comes from Finnish torua, from Proto-Finnic torudak, from Proto-Uralic torɜ — fight; to fight.

torut (Finnish): reprimand; Second-person singular indicative...

Definitions

  1. reprimand; Second-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “torut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtoruato scold, rebuke
2Proto-Finnictorudak—
3Proto-Uralictorɜfight; to fight

Words derived from “torut”

  • toru
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