Etymology Explorer › Finnish

Where does “viivain” come from?

viivain (Finnish) comes from Finnish viiva, from Finnish vije-.

viivain (Finnish): A ruler; A straightedge; Genitive plural form...

Definitions

  1. A ruler; A straightedge; Genitive plural form...

Ancestry of “viivain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviivaline; dash, hyphen; bar
2Finnishvije-—

Words derived from “viivain”

  • suhdeviivain
  • T-viivain
Every word from Finnish vije- →