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Where does “karnevaali” come from?

karnevaali (Finnish) comes from Italian carnevale, from Latin carnem levāre.

karnevaali (Finnish): carnival

Definitions

  1. carnival

Ancestry of “karnevaali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancarnevalecarnival; festival in the week before Lent
2Latincarnem levāre—

Words derived from “karnevaali”

  • karnevaaliaika
  • karnevalisoitua
  • karnevalisoida
Every word from Latin carnem levāre →