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Where does “velli” come from?

velli (Finnish) comes from Swedish välling — gruel, soup made from cereal, thin porridge.

velli (Finnish): gruel

Definitions

  1. gruel

Ancestry of “velli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvällinggruel, soup made from cereal, thin porridge

Words derived from “velli”

  • vellihousu
  • ohravelli
  • ohrajauhovelli
  • olkivelli
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