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Where does “Soveja” come from?
Soveja (Romanian) comes from Hungarian sóvíz, from Hungarian víz, from Proto-Uralic wete — water.
Ancestry of “Soveja”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Hungarian
sóvíz
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2
Hungarian
víz
water; flood; drinking water, mineral water
3
Proto-Uralic
wete
water
Words derived from “Soveja”
Sovejan
Sovejanu
Suvejanu
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