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Where does “Finlandiyalı” come from?

Finlandiyalı (Turkish) comes from Turkish Finlandiya, from Russian Финля́ндия, from Swedish Finland, from Old Norse Finnland, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Finlandiyalı”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TurkishFinlandiyaFinland
2RussianФинля́ндия—
3SwedishFinlandFinland
4Old NorseFinnland—
5Old Norselandland
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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