Where does “voori” come from?
voori (Proto-Finnic) comes from Estonian voor, from Middle Low German vore, from Old Saxon fora, from Proto-West Germanic forē, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
voori (Proto-Finnic): large hill
Definitions
- large hill
Ancestry of “voori”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | voor | drumlin, an oval ridge formed under glacier ice;... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | vore | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | fora | before, against |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | forē | before, in front of |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “voori”
- vuori
- Vuorinen
- vuoristo
- vuoristoinen
- Kölivuoristo
- vuoristotauti
- baijerinvuoristovihikoira
- balinvuoristokoira
- vuoristorata
- vuoristolainen
- jonovuoristo
- keskivuoristo
- lohkovuoristo
- poimuvuoristo
- reunavuoristo
- Uralvuoristo
- Vuoristo-Karabah
- vuoristo-opas
- vuoristoalue
- vuoristoharjoittelu
- vuoristoherkko
- vuoristoilma
- vuoristoilmasto
- vuoristokasvi