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Where does “üli-” come from?

üli- (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic üli, from Hungarian -i, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

üli- (Veps): over-; extra; super-, ultra-

Definitions

  1. over-; extra; super-, ultra-

Ancestry of “üli-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicüliover
2Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
3Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
4Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
5Proto-West Germanic-jā—
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “üli-”

  • üliči
  • ülitada
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