List of English words of Finnish origin
The Finnish language has lent few loanwords to the English language; Finnish is rather a net importer of words from English.
However the following words of Finnish origin are some examples:
Widespread
The most commonly used Finnish word in English is sauna, which has also been loaned to many other languages.
Specialized
Words derived from Finnish used in more specialized fields:
- aapa mire - a marsh type, in biology
- palsa - low, often oval, frost heaves occurring in polar and subpolar climates
- pulk - a type of toboggan (derivative of word pulkka)
- puukko - traditional Finnish sheath knife
- Rapakivi granite - a granite rock in petrology
Cultural
In English, Finnish words used with reference to the Finnish culture, but not nativized in English and not used in other contexts:
See also
- List of English words of Sami origin
- Finnish name
- Finglish
- Finnish exonyms
External links
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For a list of words relating to English-language terms derived from the Finnish language, see the English terms derived from Finnish category of words in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
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