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Where does “kiinnelaina” come from?

kiinnelaina (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiinne, from Finnish kiinni, from Finnish kiinteä, from Proto-Finnic kiintedä.

kiinnelaina (Finnish): mortgage, mortgage loan, mortgage credit

Definitions

  1. mortgage, mortgage loan, mortgage credit

Ancestry of “kiinnelaina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiinnefixed; Synonym of hiuskiinne
2Finnishkiinniclosed; attached, connected, fastened; due to,...
3Finnishkiinteäsolid, rigid; firm; fixed
4Proto-Finnickiintedä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic kiintedä →