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Where does “uhri” come from?

uhri (Finnish) comes from Swedish offer, from Old Norse offr, from Middle Low German offer, from Latin offerō, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus, from Ancient Greek ὀβολός, from Ancient Greek ὀβελός — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

uhri (Finnish): victim, mark, stiff, pigeon, patsy; sacrifice,...

Definitions

  1. victim, mark, stiff, pigeon, patsy; sacrifice,...

Ancestry of “uhri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishoffersacrifice; victim
2Old Norseoffran offering
3Middle Low Germanoffer—
4Latinofferō—
5Latinob-towards; against
6Latinobolusobolus
7Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
8Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
9Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
10Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing

Words derived from “uhri”

  • kuolonuhri
  • uhrikuolema
  • uhrikaritsa
  • uhrilehto
  • uhrialttari
  • uhrikivi
  • uhrimetalli
  • uhrieläin
  • uhrilähde
  • uhrilammas
  • uhripappi
  • juomauhri
  • uhrilahja
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