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Where does “vuolla” come from?

vuolla (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic vooldak, from Proto-Uralic *wale-.

vuolla (Finnish): to carve; Adessive singular form of vuo

Definitions

  1. to carve; Adessive singular form of vuo

Ancestry of “vuolla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvooldakto sharpen; to carve
2Proto-Uralic*wale-—

Words derived from “vuolla”

  • vuoluhöylä
  • vuolu
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