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Where does “palokunta” come from?

palokunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunta, from Proto-Finnic kunta, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kunta.

palokunta (Finnish): A fire department, fire brigade

Definitions

  1. A fire department, fire brigade

Ancestry of “palokunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickunta—
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta—

Words derived from “palokunta”

  • sopimuspalokunta
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