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Where does “talonpoikaisto” come from?

talonpoikaisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish talonpoika, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.

talonpoikaisto (Finnish): peasants, yeomanry

Definitions

  1. peasants, yeomanry

Ancestry of “talonpoikaisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalonpoikafreeholder; farmer; pawn
2Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
3Ludiantaloifarm; house
4Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
5Proto-Baltictalˀa-—
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