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Where does “sopuli” come from?

sopuli (Finnish) comes from Russian собо́ль, from Old East Slavic соболь, from Proto-Slavic *sobolь.

sopuli (Finnish): lemming; lemming, true lemming; Norway lemming,...

Definitions

  1. lemming; lemming, true lemming; Norway lemming,...

Ancestry of “sopuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсобо́льsable
2Old East Slavicсоболь—
3Proto-Slavic*sobolь—

Words derived from “sopuli”

  • sopulismi
  • tunturisopuli
  • metsäsopuli
  • sopuloida
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