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Where does “vieri” come from?

vieri (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic veeri, from Proto-Finno-Permic wäre.

vieri (Finnish): side; Third-person singular indicative past form...

Definitions

  1. side; Third-person singular indicative past form...

Ancestry of “vieri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
2Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—

Words derived from “vieri”

  • vierihoito
  • viereinen
  • seinänvieri
  • aitovieri
  • seinävieri
  • aidanvieri
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