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Where does “nai” come from?

nai (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic nainen — woman; wife.

nai (Livonian): wife

Definitions

  1. wife

Ancestry of “nai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

Words derived from “nai”

  • lešknai
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