Where does “ansa” come from?

ansa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ansa.

ansa (Finnish): trap; booby trap

Definitions

  1. trap; booby trap

Ancestry of “ansa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finno-Ugric*ansa

Words derived from “ansa

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ansa
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