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Where does “polvi” come from?

polvi (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Uralic polwe — knee.

polvi (Proto-Finnic): knee

Definitions

  1. knee

Ancestry of “polvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Uralicpolweknee

Words derived from “polvi”

  • polvi
  • pihtipolvi
  • metsäkurjenpolvi
  • polvihousut
  • polvipussi
  • takapolvi
  • pihtipolvinen
  • sukupolvi
  • polvinivel
  • polvilumpio
  • polveke
  • polvitaive
  • kurjenpolvi
  • polvipussinen
  • põlv
  • pol'v
  • põlvi
  • põlv'
  • pol'v
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