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Where does “unikeko” come from?

unikeko (Finnish) comes from Finnish uni, from Proto-Finnic uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic une.

unikeko (Finnish): A dormouse; An edible dormouse or fat dormouse,...

Definitions

  1. A dormouse; An edible dormouse or fat dormouse,...

Ancestry of “unikeko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunidream; sleep
2Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
3Proto-Finno-Permicune—

Words derived from “unikeko”

  • aavikkounikeko
  • afrikanunikeko
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