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Where does “uhku” come from?

uhku (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic uhku, from Proto-Finnic uhka.

uhku (Finnish): slush on top of ice; liquid water under a frozen...

Definitions

  1. slush on top of ice; liquid water under a frozen...

Ancestry of “uhku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicuhku—
2Proto-Finnicuhka—

Words derived from “uhku”

  • uhkuavanto
Every word from Proto-Finnic uhka →