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Where does “sankaruus” come from?

sankaruus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sankari, from Old Swedish sangare — singer.

sankaruus (Finnish): heroism, heroization

Definitions

  1. heroism, heroization

Ancestry of “sankaruus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsankarihero, heroine; great capricorn beetle
2Old Swedishsangaresinger
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