haava

Finnish

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Definitions
  • wound, sore injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear
  • ulcer; especially in compound terms, see e.g. mahahaava (peptic ulcer), makuuhaava (pressure ulcer)
  • (pesäpallo) reaching the next base as an advancing baserunner after being forced to as a result of a midair catch; the baserunner will be removed from the field but is not out

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *haava derived from Proto-Germanic *hawwą (blow, hit) derived from Proto-Norse *ᚺᚨᚹᚹᚨ-.

Origin

Proto-Norse

*ᚺᚨᚹᚹᚨ-

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