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Where does “röyhyvihvilä” come from?

röyhyvihvilä (Finnish) comes from Finnish röyhy, from Finnish röyheä.

röyhyvihvilä (Finnish): common rush, soft rush

Definitions

  1. common rush, soft rush

Ancestry of “röyhyvihvilä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishröyhypanicle, panicled spike
2Finnishröyheä—
Every word from Finnish röyheä →