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Where does “ovi” come from?
ovi (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic ovi, from Proto-Uralic owe — door.
ovi
(Karelian): door
Definitions
door
Ancestry of “ovi”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Finnic
ovi
—
2
Proto-Uralic
owe
door
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