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Where does “verrata” come from?

verrata (Finnish) comes from Finnish verta, from Proto-Finnic verta, from Proto-Germanic werþaz, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

verrata (Finnish): to compare, contrast

Definitions

  1. to compare, contrast

Ancestry of “verrata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvertamatch ; currently mostly used in a number of...
2Proto-Finnicverta—
3Proto-Germanicwerþazworthy, valuable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “verrata”

  • vertailla
  • vertailuaste
  • vertailu
  • vertaus
  • vertaileva
  • vertauskuvallisesti
  • verrannollinen
  • verranto
  • verrokki
  • vertauskuvallinen
  • vertailukelpoinen
  • vertauskuvallistaa
  • vertauskuva
  • verrattain
  • vertailumuoto
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