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Where does “hapanimelä” come from?

hapanimelä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hapan, from Proto-Finnic hap'oin, from Proto-Finno-Ugric čappa.

hapanimelä (Finnish): sweet-and-sour

Definitions

  1. sweet-and-sour

Ancestry of “hapanimelä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhapansour, acid in taste; sour, peevish, irritable,...
2Proto-Finnichap'oinsour, acid
3Proto-Finno-Ugricčappa—

Words derived from “hapanimelä”

  • hapanimeläkastike
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