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Where does “uida” come from?

uida (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic uidak, from Proto-Uralic uje-, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

uida (Finnish): to swim; to bathe

Definitions

  1. to swim; to bathe

Ancestry of “uida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicuidakto swim
2Proto-Uralicuje-to swim
3Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
4Proto-Slavicsьthis
5Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “uida”

  • uimataitoinen
  • uimataito
  • uimarakko
  • uittoränni
  • uimari
  • uimaseura
  • uintimatka
  • uimalasit
  • uimaliike
  • uimarata
  • kilpauimari
  • uimapatja
  • uimahyppääjä
  • alastonuinti
  • koiranuinti
  • avantouimari
  • uimavalvoja
  • uittomies
  • uittohäviö
  • uimataidoton
  • tukinuitto
  • uima-allas
  • uittoväylä
  • uimarengas
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