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Where does “boikotti” come from?

boikotti (Finnish) comes from English Boycott, from Middle English Boicote, from Old English Bōia cot — Bōia's cottage.

boikotti (Finnish): boycott

Definitions

  1. boycott

Ancestry of “boikotti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBoycott—
2Middle EnglishBoicote—
3Old EnglishBōia cotBōia's cottage

Words derived from “boikotti”

  • boikotointi
  • boikotoida
Every word from Old English Bōia cot →