kummi
Finnish
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Definitions
- godparent, godfather or godmother
- an invited guest, supporter or speaker for a certain cause
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish gumme (man) borrowed from Russian кум (godfather).
Origin
Russian
кум
Gloss
godfather
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kummilahja Finnish
- kummilapsi Finnish
- kummilusikka Finnish
- kumminlahja Finnish
- kummiperhe Finnish
- kummipoika Finnish
- kummisetä Finnish
- kummitoiminta Finnish
- kummityttö Finnish
- kummitytär Finnish
- kummitäti Finnish
- kummius Finnish
- lahja Finnish
- lapsi Finnish
- lusikka Finnish
- perhe Finnish
- poika Finnish
- setä Finnish
- toiminta Finnish
- tyttö Finnish
- tytär Finnish
- täti Finnish
- кум Russian
- gumma Swedish
- pepparkaksgumma Swedish
- gumme Old Swedish