Where does “kynttilä” come from?
kynttilä (Finnish) comes from Faroese kyndil, from Old Norse kyndill, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
kynttilä (Finnish): candle; candlepower
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Words derived from “kynttilä”