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Where does “uhkaus” come from?

uhkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish uhata, from Finnish uhka, from Proto-Finnic uhka.

uhkaus (Finnish): threat

Definitions

  1. threat

Ancestry of “uhkaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuhatato threaten; to have a chance or risk of doing ,...
2Finnishuhkathreat; threat, risk
3Proto-Finnicuhka—

Words derived from “uhkaus”

  • uhkauskirje
  • tappouhkaus
Every word from Proto-Finnic uhka →