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Where does “jalkine” come from?

jalkine (Finnish) comes from Finnish jalka, from Proto-Finnic jalka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jalka.

jalkine (Finnish): A piece of footwear

Definitions

  1. A piece of footwear

Ancestry of “jalkine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—

Words derived from “jalkine”

  • ammattijalkine
  • huopajalkine
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