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Where does “vuona” come from?

vuona (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic vootna, from Proto-Baltic ōgnas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷnós, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.

vuona (Finnish): Synonym of karitsa; Essive singular form of vuo

Definitions

  1. Synonym of karitsa; Essive singular form of vuo

Ancestry of “vuona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvootnalamb
2Proto-Balticōgnas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷnóslamb
4Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

Words derived from “vuona”

  • vuonia
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →