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Where does “kova pähkinä purtavaksi” come from?

kova pähkinä purtavaksi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pähkinä, from Proto-Finno-Permic päškɜ.

Ancestry of “kova pähkinä purtavaksi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpähkinänut; hazel; puzzle, riddle; difficult problem,...
2Proto-Finno-Permicpäškɜ—
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