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Where does “karstimaa” come from?

karstimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish karsti, from German Karst, from Middle High German karst, from Old High German karst.

karstimaa (Finnish): karst

Definitions

  1. karst

Ancestry of “karstimaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarstikarst
2GermanKarstkarst; mattock
3Middle High Germankarst—
4Old High Germankarst—
Every word from Old High German karst →