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Where does “huonekärpänen” come from?

huonekärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish huone, from Proto-Finnic hooneh — building; room.

huonekärpänen (Finnish): housefly

Definitions

  1. housefly

Ancestry of “huonekärpänen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
2Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
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