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Where does “myö” come from?

myö (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic möö, from Proto-Uralic müŋä — rear, beyond; space behind something.

myö (Karelian): we

Definitions

  1. we

Ancestry of “myö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-FinnicmööAlternative form of *mek
2Proto-Uralicmüŋärear, beyond; space behind something
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