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Where does “pühä” come from?
pühä (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic pühä, from Proto-Finno-Permic pišä.
pühä
(Veps): holy, sacred
Definitions
holy, sacred
Ancestry of “pühä”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Finnic
pühä
holiday, fast; holy, sacred
2
Proto-Finno-Permic
pišä
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Words derived from “pühä”
pühäpäiv
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