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Where does “hongikko” come from?

hongikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish honka, from Latin -la — nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...

hongikko (Finnish): A mature pine forest, with tall, handsome trees

Definitions

  1. A mature pine forest, with tall, handsome trees

Ancestry of “hongikko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhonkaA large pine tree with a straight trunk
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
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