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Where does “eksyksiin” come from?

eksyksiin (Finnish) comes from Finnish eksyä, from Proto-Finnic eksüdäk — to get lost, to lose one's way; to err.

eksyksiin (Finnish): lost, astray

Definitions

  1. lost, astray

Ancestry of “eksyksiin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheksyäto get lost, go astray, lose one's way
2Proto-Finniceksüdäkto get lost, to lose one's way; to err
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