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Where does “punos” come from?

punos (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finnic punodak, from Proto-Uralic puna- — spin.

punos (Proto-Finnic): twine, braid

Definitions

  1. twine, braid

Ancestry of “punos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpunodakto twine, to weave
2Proto-Uralicpuna-spin

Words derived from “punos”

  • hartiapunos
  • olkahermopunosvaurio
  • olkahermopunos
  • sisuspunos
  • punos
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