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Where does “oro” come from?

oro (Northern Sami) comes from Northern Sami orrut, from Proto-Samic orōtēk — to be; to live, to reside.

oro (Northern Sami): inflection of orrut: ## present indicative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of orrut: ## present indicative...

Ancestry of “oro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiorrutto live, to reside; to be; to seem, to look
2Proto-Samicorōtēkto be; to live, to reside
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