tervetuloa

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • when greeting welcome, great to see you, nice you could come
  • after having arranged a visit looking forward to seeing you
  • when inviting someone Would you like to visit us? It'd be nice to have you over sometime. (Please) come again! only by salespeople: (Please) call again!

Etymology

Compound from Finnish terve (healthy, well, hello, hi) + Finnish tulo (income, coming, act of coming, arrival).

Origin

Finnish

tulo

Gloss

income, coming, act of coming, arrival

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