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Where does “yksivaimoinen” come from?

yksivaimoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaimo, from Proto-Finnic vaimo, from Proto-Uralic wajŋe.

yksivaimoinen (Finnish): monogamous

Definitions

  1. monogamous

Ancestry of “yksivaimoinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaimowife; woman, especially an elderly one
2Proto-Finnicvaimospirit, soul
3Proto-Uralicwajŋe—

Words derived from “yksivaimoinen”

  • yksivaimoisuus
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