Where does “hilavirhe” come from?

hilavirhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish hila — wicket, gate; grate, grating; lattice.

hilavirhe (Finnish): defect

Definitions

  1. defect

Ancestry of “hilavirhe”, step by step

hilavirhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhilawicket, gate; grate, grating; lattice

via Finnish virhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirhemistake; error; flaw
Every word from Finnish hila
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