suoja

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • shelter
  • protective covering
  • refuge
  • safeguard
  • thaw (weather slightly warm enough to melt snow or ice)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *sooja derived from Proto-Iranian *sčaHyáH.

Origin

Proto-Iranian

*sčaHyáH

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