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saba

“saba” is an Estonian word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. tail

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sapa, from Proto-Baltic *stabara-, compare Lithuanian stabaras (“dried branch”) and Latvian stebere (“cow's tail”). Cognate to Finnish saparo, Ingrian sapara (“pig's tail”), and Karelian sapero, saparo (“tail”).

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