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Where does “pottu” come from?

pottu (Finnish) comes from Finnish potaatti, from Swedish potatis, from English potatoes, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

pottu (Finnish): potato, spud; potty; bottle, especially one of...

Definitions

  1. potato, spud; potty; bottle, especially one of...

Ancestry of “pottu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpotaattipotato
2Swedishpotatispotato
3Englishpotatoesplural of potato
4Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
5Taínobatatasweet potato

Words derived from “pottu”

  • pottuvarvas
  • pottuilla
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