Where does “hökkelikylä” come from?

hökkelikylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kylä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric külä — dwelling.

hökkelikylä (Finnish): A shantytown

Definitions

  1. A shantytown

Ancestry of “hökkelikylä”, step by step

hökkelikylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylävillage; Any private place, typically someone...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickülädwelling

via Finnish hökkeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhökkelishack, shanty
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