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:
Cultural
In English, Finnish words used with reference to the Finnish culture, but not nativized in English and not used in other contexts:
- sisu - the Finnish state of mind about strong character and 'grim forbearance,' has been documented in English since at least 1940.
- kantele - a Finnish zither
- motti - a Finnish military tactic
- salmiakki - a salty liquorice and popular Finnish candy
gollark: Or found a new exploit, I suppose.
gollark: You figured out the factors or the exploit…?
gollark: Well, not exactly a sandbox exploit, just environment weirdness and libs.
gollark: There is a sandbox exploit you can exploit to remove potatos, but that would be mean.
gollark: My computer factorizes that in less than a second.
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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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