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Where does “uhrikuolema” come from?

uhrikuolema (Finnish) comes from Finnish uhri, 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 — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.

uhrikuolema (Finnish): sacrificial death

Definitions

  1. sacrificial death

Ancestry of “uhrikuolema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuhrivictim, mark, stiff, pigeon, patsy; sacrifice,...
2Swedishoffersacrifice; victim
3Old Norseoffran offering
4Middle Low Germanoffer—
5Latinofferō—
6Latinob-towards; against
7Latinobolusobolus
8Ancient Greekὀβολόςobol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and...
9Ancient Greekὀβελόςa spit, rod; a horizontal line
10Ancient Greekβέλοςmissile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly...
11Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷélHos—
12Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷelH-to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing
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