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Where does “ketjuliike” come from?

ketjuliike (Finnish) comes from Finnish ketju, from Swedish kedja, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

ketjuliike (Finnish): chain store

Definitions

  1. chain store

Ancestry of “ketjuliike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishketjuchain; necklace; line
2Swedishkedjachain; chain; a series of interconnected things;...
3Latincatēna—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
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