Where does “เฮลซิงกิ” come from?
เฮลซิงกิ (Thai) comes from English Helsinki, from Finnish Helsinki, from Swedish Helsingfors — Helsinki.
Ancestry of “เฮลซิงกิ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Helsinki | The Finnish government |
| 2 | Finnish | Helsinki | — |
| 3 | Swedish | Helsingfors | Helsinki |