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Where does “etsivä” come from?

etsivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish etsiä — to search , look for; to seek.

etsivä (Finnish): detective; Present active participle of etsiä

Definitions

  1. detective; Present active participle of etsiä

Ancestry of “etsivä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishetsiäto search , look for; to seek

Words derived from “etsivä”

  • ylietsivä
  • yksityisetsivä
Every word from Finnish etsiä →