Where does “Joensuu” come from?
Joensuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish joki, from Finnish sokeus, from Finnish sokea, from Proto-Finnic sokeda — blind.
Joensuu (Finnish): Joensuu, a city in eastern Finland
Definitions
- Joensuu, a city in eastern Finland
Ancestry of “Joensuu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joki | river |
| 2 | Finnish | sokeus | blindness |
| 3 | Finnish | sokea | blind |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | sokeda | blind |
Words derived from “Joensuu”