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Where does “uinti” come from?

uinti (Finnish) comes from Finnish uida, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

uinti (Finnish): swimming

Definitions

  1. swimming

Ancestry of “uinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuidato swim; to bathe
2Proto-Finnicuidakto swim
3Proto-Uralicuje-to swim
4Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
5Proto-Slavicsьthis
6Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt—
10Germankitt—
11Old High Germankuti—
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “uinti”

  • uintikausi
  • koirauinti
  • sekauinti
  • koiranuinti
  • alastonuinti
  • perhosuinti
  • naku-uinti
  • uintimatka
  • uintikilpailu
  • selkäuinti
  • kilpauinti
  • avantouinti
  • rintauinti
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