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Where does “pultsari” come from?

pultsari (Finnish) comes from Finnish puliukko, from Finnish pulituuri, from Swedish polityr, from French politure.

pultsari (Finnish): drunkard

Definitions

  1. drunkard

Ancestry of “pultsari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuliukkodrunkard, hobo
2FinnishpulituuriFrench polish
3Swedishpolityr—
4Frenchpoliture—
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