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Where does “venyä” come from?

venyä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic venüdäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic wene-.

venyä (Finnish): to stretch

Definitions

  1. to stretch

Ancestry of “venyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvenüdäkto stretch
2Proto-Finno-Permicwene-—

Words derived from “venyä”

  • venytellä
  • venyttää
  • venyke
  • venähtää
  • venyttäytyä
  • veny
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