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Where does “vasa” come from?

vasa (Finnish) comes from Swedish vase — a sheaf.

vasa (Finnish): fawn, calf; joist

Definitions

  1. fawn, calf; joist

Ancestry of “vasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvasea sheaf

Words derived from “vasa”

  • peuranvasa
  • hirvenvasa
  • vaso
  • vasat
  • lattiavasa
  • vasonta
  • vasoa
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