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Where does “pensselisika” come from?

pensselisika (Finnish) comes from Finnish pensseli, from Swedish pensel, from Old French pincil, from Latin pēniculus, from Latin -culus, from Proto-Italic *-kelos.

pensselisika (Finnish): bush pig; red river hog

Definitions

  1. bush pig; red river hog

Ancestry of “pensselisika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpensselipaintbrush
2Swedishpenselpaintbrush
3Old Frenchpincil—
4Latinpēniculus—
5Latin-culusAlternative form of -ulus; added to a noun to...
6Proto-Italic*-kelos—

Words derived from “pensselisika”

  • punapensselisika
  • harmaapensselisika
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