Where does “uimalakki” come from?
uimalakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish uima-, from Finnish -mä — Front vowel variant of -ma.
uimalakki (Finnish): swim cap, bathing cap
Ancestry of “uimalakki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | uima- | swim, swimming |
| 2 | Finnish | -mä | Front vowel variant of -ma |