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Where does “käki” come from?

käki (Finnish) comes from Japanese 柿, from Old Japanese 柿.

käki (Finnish): cuckoo

Definitions

  1. cuckoo

Ancestry of “käki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese柿a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon;...
2Old Japanese柿—

Words derived from “käki”

  • juoksukäki
  • amerikankäki
  • äimänkäki
  • käenkaali
  • käkikello
  • anikäki
  • käenpiika
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