kantasuomi

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • Either Proto-Finnic or Proto-Finno-Samic.
  • Proto-Finnic hypothetical language

Etymology

Compound from Finnish kanta (base, heel, stem, stem-, of opinion, proto-) + Finnish suomi (Finnish, of Finnish).

Origin

Finnish

suomi

Gloss

Finnish, of Finnish

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