Where does “siirtokunta” come from?
siirtokunta (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirto, from Finnish siirtää, from Proto-Finnic siirtädäk.
siirtokunta (Finnish): colony
Ancestry of “siirtokunta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | siirto | move, shift, transport; transfer |
| 2 | Finnish | siirtää | to move, transfer; to transfer; to reschedule,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | siirtädäk | — |