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Where does “temppeli” come from?

temppeli (Finnish) comes from Swedish tempel, from Old Swedish tæmpel, from Latin templum, from Proto-Indo-European t(e)mp-lo-s, from Proto-Indo-European temp- — to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

temppeli (Finnish): temple

Definitions

  1. temple

Ancestry of “temppeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtempela temple
2Old Swedishtæmpel—
3Latintempluman open space for augural observation; open,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeant(e)mp-lo-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...

Words derived from “temppeli”

  • temppelinimi
  • temppeliviikuna
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