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Where does “tyvi” come from?

tyvi (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic tüvi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tüŋe.

tyvi (Finnish): foot; crown, collar; beam

Definitions

  1. foot; crown, collar; beam

Ancestry of “tyvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictüvi—
2Proto-Finno-Ugrictüŋe—

Words derived from “tyvi”

  • vaaleatyviseitikki
  • tyvitumake
  • rusotyviseitikki
  • tyvipiste
  • tyvekäs
  • punatyviseitikki
  • keihästyvinen
  • suippotyvinen
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