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Where does “kärppä” come from?

kärppä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic kärppä — stoat, ermine.

kärppä (Finnish): stoat, short-tailed weasel; ermine , "Mustela...

Definitions

  1. stoat, short-tailed weasel; ermine , "Mustela...

Ancestry of “kärppä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickärppästoat, ermine

Words derived from “kärppä”

  • kärpännahka
  • andienkärppä
  • Kärppä
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