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Where does “temppeliviikuna” come from?

temppeliviikuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish temppeli, 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...

temppeliviikuna (Finnish): sacred fig, bodhi tree, "Ficus religiosa"

Definitions

  1. sacred fig, bodhi tree, "Ficus religiosa"

Ancestry of “temppeliviikuna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtemppelitemple
2Swedishtempela temple
3Old Swedishtæmpel—
4Latintempluman open space for augural observation; open,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeant(e)mp-lo-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeantemp-to extend, stretch, span; to stetch, string; to...
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