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Where does “vanua” come from?

vanua (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic vanudak — to felt, to mat.

vanua (Finnish): to felt, mat; Partitive singular form of vanu

Definitions

  1. to felt, mat; Partitive singular form of vanu

Ancestry of “vanua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvanudakto felt, to mat

Words derived from “vanua”

  • maitovanukas
  • jouluvanukas
  • paahtovanukas
  • vanukas
  • vanu
  • vanupuikko
  • vanujalkaseitikki
  • riisivanukas
  • vanuttaa
  • luumuvanukas
Every word from Proto-Finnic vanudak →