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Where does “saastainen” come from?

saastainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish saasta, from Proto-Finnic saasta.

saastainen (Finnish): foul, dirty

Definitions

  1. foul, dirty

Ancestry of “saastainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsaastafilth
2Proto-Finnicsaasta—
Every word from Proto-Finnic saasta →