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Where does “sokkonen” come from?
sokkonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sokko, from Russian щека́, from Proto-Slavic *ščeka — cheek.
Ancestry of “sokkonen”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Finnish
sokko
blind man's buff; blindman; Someone who is...
2
Russian
щека́
cheek
3
Proto-Slavic
*ščeka
cheek
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