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soe

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

adjective

  1. warm

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sooja, borrowed from an Iranian language (compare Persian سایه (sâya, “shadow, shelter”)). Komi-Zyrian сай (saj, “shelter”) and Eastern Mari шойылч (šojylč, “from behind”) may have the same origin. Cognate to Finnish suoja and Votic soojõ (“warm, warmth”).

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