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Where does “haarukkaristi” come from?

haarukkaristi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Risti, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

haarukkaristi (Finnish): A Y-shaped cross; Synonym of haaruristi

Definitions

  1. A Y-shaped cross; Synonym of haaruristi

Ancestry of “haarukkaristi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRisti—
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
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