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Where does “varmuus” come from?

varmuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish Varma, from Finnish varma, from Proto-Finnic varma.

varmuus (Finnish): certainty

Definitions

  1. certainty

Ancestry of “varmuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishVarma—
2Finnishvarmasure, certain; sure, confident
3Proto-Finnicvarma—

Words derived from “varmuus”

  • varmuuskopio
  • toimitusvarmuus
  • oikeusvarmuus
Every word from Proto-Finnic varma →