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Where does “laaka” come from?

laaka (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic laaka, from Proto-Norse lāgaʀ.

laaka (Finnish): horizontal, flat; horizontal hit, line drive

Definitions

  1. horizontal, flat; horizontal hit, line drive

Ancestry of “laaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclaaka—
2Proto-Norselāgaʀ—

Words derived from “laaka”

  • laakavarsi
  • laakaverso
  • laakaruoti
  • laakamato
  • laakamyrkkyseitikki
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