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Where does “seinäkkäin” come from?

seinäkkäin (Finnish) comes from Finnish seinä, from Proto-Finnic saina — wall.

seinäkkäin (Finnish): "Alternative term for" seinätysten

Definitions

  1. "Alternative term for" seinätysten

Ancestry of “seinäkkäin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseinäwall; mains; Essive singular form of sei
2Proto-Finnicsainawall
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