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Where does “hoikka” come from?

hoikka (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic hoikka — slim, thin, slender.

hoikka (Finnish): slim; lean

Definitions

  1. slim; lean

Ancestry of “hoikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichoikkaslim, thin, slender

Words derived from “hoikka”

  • hoikkatupaija
  • hoiketa
  • hoikkalori
  • hoikkapäästäinen
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