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Where does “kymppi” come from?

kymppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kymmenen, from Proto-Finnic kümmen — ten; decade, group of ten.

kymppi (Finnish): ten; ten, tenner; foreman, straw boss

Definitions

  1. ten; ten, tenner; foreman, straw boss

Ancestry of “kymppi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkymmenendecades 10 Previous: nolla Next: kaksikymmentä;...
2Proto-Finnickümmenten; decade, group of ten

Words derived from “kymppi”

  • parikymppinen
  • patakymppi
  • nelikymppinen
  • -kymppinen
  • ruutukymppi
  • kymppitonni
  • napakymppi
  • herttakymppi
  • ristikymppi
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