sähköposti

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • e-mail, electronic mail system for transferring messages from one computer to another
  • e-mail message

Etymology

Compound from Finnish sähkö (electricity, power, electric, of electricity, electronic, electricitty, electrical) + Finnish posti (mail, post).

Origin

Finnish

posti

Gloss

mail, post

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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