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Where does “jänölepakko” come from?

jänölepakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish lepakko — bat; lesbian, dyke.

jänölepakko (Finnish): Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica

Definitions

  1. Egyptian slit-faced bat, Nycteris thebaica

Ancestry of “jänölepakko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlepakkobat; lesbian, dyke
Every word from Finnish lepakko →