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Where does “sämpylä” come from?

sämpylä (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish sembla, from Latin simila, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.

sämpylä (Finnish): roll, bun; sub, submarine sandwich; often with a...

Definitions

  1. roll, bun; sub, submarine sandwich; often with a...

Ancestry of “sämpylä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsembla—
2Latinsimilawheat flour; second-person singular present...
3Aramaicסְמִידָא—
4Akkadian𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯—

Words derived from “sämpylä”

  • nakkisämpylä
  • grahamsämpylä
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