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Where does “rintamakarkuri” come from?

rintamakarkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish rintama, from Finnish rinta, from Finnish -mä — Front vowel variant of -ma.

rintamakarkuri (Finnish): deserter

Definitions

  1. deserter

Ancestry of “rintamakarkuri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrintamafront, battlefront; front; theater
2Finnishrintabreast; chest, especially the front side of it
3Finnish-mäFront vowel variant of -ma
Every word from Finnish -mä →