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Where does “vunukka” come from?

vunukka (Karelian) comes from Russian внук, from Slavic вънукъ, from Proto-Slavic vъnukъ — grandson.

vunukka (Karelian): grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandchild

Ancestry of “vunukka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвнукgrandson; grandchildren
2Slavicвънукъ—
3Proto-Slavicvъnukъgrandson
Every word from Proto-Slavic vъnukъ →