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Where does “korsteeni” come from?

korsteeni (Finnish) comes from Swedish skorsten, from Low German Schornstein.

korsteeni (Finnish): A chimney, currently mainly used in some dialects...

Definitions

  1. A chimney, currently mainly used in some dialects...

Ancestry of “korsteeni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskorstena chimney
2Low GermanSchornstein—
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