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orpo.

orphan

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈorpo/[ˈo̞rpo̞]

  1. orphan

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *orpoi (compare Estonian orb), derived from *orpa(s), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárbʰas (compare Sanskrit अर्भ (árbha)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (compare English orphan, Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós), Old Armenian որբ (orb)). The same word was also borrowed into other Uralic languages (compare Erzya уроз (uroz), Hungarian árva), but likely independently. PIE word *h₃órbʰos

adj/ˈorpo/[ˈo̞rpo̞]

  1. orphan, orphaned

  2. lonely

    figuratively
    Minulla oli juhlissa niin orpo olo kymmenien vieraiden ihmisten keskellä.
    Tunnen itseni orvoksi näiden ihmisten seurassa.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *orpoi (compare Estonian orb), derived from *orpa(s), borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárbʰas (compare Sanskrit अर्भ (árbha)), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃órbʰos (compare English orphan, Ancient Greek ὀρφανός (orphanós), Old Armenian որբ (orb)). The same word was also borrowed into other Uralic languages (compare Erzya уроз (uroz), Hungarian árva), but likely independently. PIE word *h₃órbʰos

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