Where does “soopeliturkki” come from?
soopeliturkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish Turkki, from Swedish durk, from English dork — A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept...
soopeliturkki (Finnish): sable fur coat
Ancestry of “soopeliturkki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | Turkki | Turkish |
| 2 | Swedish | durk | ship's floor |
| 3 | English | dork | A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept... |